December 15th, 1943
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
8:00am |
Course and position noted. |
USS Iowa |
TRP |
|
9:03am |
Task Group changed course to 304 degrees (true). |
USS Iowa |
TRP |
|
11:00am |
Set all ship's clocks back one half hour. |
USS Iowa |
TRP |
|
2:00pm |
Set all ship's clocks back one half hour to conform to Zone Plus Four time. During the afternoon a storm set in -- the first really bad weather encountered during the entire expedition to date. This storm continued until late in the night. Temperature meanwhile dropped steadily. The USS Iowa continued to ride steady -- even during the worst of the storm -- but the escorting destroyers were having rough going. |
USS Iowa |
TRP |
|
11:13pm |
The night was very dark and stormy, visibility zero. Task group was forced to turn on running lights and to maneuver to avoid colliding with a single merchant vessel standing north on a course that was crossing the USS Iowa's. Had it not been for the radar contact, a collision would have certainly occurred. |
USS Iowa |
TRP |
|
11:58pm |
Task Group changed course to 308 degrees (true). |
USS Iowa |
TRP |
|
ER |
Traveled to and returned from New York, NY |
USH |
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Houseguest |
Shad Polier (left 9:20), Judge J. Polier (left 11:05), Mr. and Mrs. George Brice (left 5:00), Mrs. Trudy Pratt (arr. 11:25) |
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 15 1943 - Stenographers Diary
December 15 1943 - Ushers Log
