December 11th, 1941
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:25am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
|
9:30am – 10:00am |
U Sec. of State Sumner Welles |
White House |
USH |
|
10:45am |
Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle Note: Conflict with usher's log |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:00am |
(Assoc. Supreme Court Justice James F. Byrnes) Note: Conflict with usher's log. Tully Diary and President's Appointment Index list this at 1045 with Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:07am – 11:22am |
(Mrs. Anna Rosenberg) |
White House |
STE, USH, PAI |
|
11:22am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:30am |
(Capt. Joseph M. Patterson - NY Daily News) Note: Tully Diary also lists S.T.E. as being present. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:45am |
Sec. of State Cordell Hull |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
12:45pm |
Myron Taylor |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) |
Office |
STE |
|
3:00pm |
VP Henry A. Wallace, Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Sen. Carter Glass (VA), Sen. Tom Connally (TX), Sen. Charles L. McNary (OR), Sen. Warren R. Austin (VT), Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Rep. John W. McCormack (MA), Rep. Sol Bloom (NY), Rep. Joseph W. Martin (MA), Rep. Luther A. Johnson (TX), Rep. Charles A. Eaton (NJ). Signed Declaration of War with Germany and Italy |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
3:50pm |
Motoring from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
4:00pm |
Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith Note: Conflict with usher's log |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
4:25pm |
Returned from motoring to Office |
Office |
USH |
|
5:00pm |
Labor Sec. Frances W. Perkins |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
7:00pm |
Returned from Office via Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
|
7:30pm – 12:00am |
(dinner) Harry L. Hopkins, Grace G. Tully Note: Retired at 0010 next day |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
At West Coast |
USH |
|
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Houseguest |
Elliott Roosevelt (dep. 0200), Maj. G. B. Dany (dep. 0200), Lt. Gerald Keely (dep. 0200) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.
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December 11 1941 - Stenographers Diary
December 11 1941 - Ushers Log
December 11 1941 - Ushers Log
