December 17th, 1943
Transcript
Times | Log | Location | Source |
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6:00am |
The USS Potomac and the USS Booth got underway from anchorage at Stump Neck for the Navy Yard, Washington, DC. Small ice floes were encountered while the party proceeded up the river. |
USS Potomac |
TRP |
6:50am |
The USS Potomac and USS Booth arrived at the Washington, DC Navy Yard. The USS Potomac was tied up. FDR was met here by ER and a number of other members of his immediate family who came on board the USS Potomac after it had tied up. |
Washington Navy Yard |
TRP |
9:15am |
FDR left the USS Potomac and motored to the White House where he arrived at 9:30 am. A large delegation of his friends were on hand at the White House to welcome him back home. FDR's expedition to North Africa and the Middle East had taken him over a total of 17,442 land, sea and air miles. |
White House |
TRP |
9:30am |
Returned from Cairo, Egypt, Teheran, Iran, etc. Greeted in Diplomatic Reception room by cabinet and members of congress (56) Note: STE recorded returned from allied conferences at 0930 |
White House |
STE, USH |
10:45am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
11:30am |
Turkish Amb. Mehmet Monir Ertegun, Chinese Amb. Dr. Wei Tao-Ming, Egyptian Min. Mahmoud Hassan, British Min. Sir Ronald I. Campbell, Vladimir I. Bazykin (1st Secretary of Soviet Embassy), H. Hadjeb-Davallou (1st Secretary of Iran Legation) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
1:00pm |
(lunch) Sec. of State Cordell Hull |
Office |
STE, USH, PAI |
2:00pm |
Cabinet |
Office |
STE, TU |
4:17pm |
Press Conf. PC#927 (FDR) (Press and Radio Conference) |
Office |
PC, STE, TU |
4:30pm |
Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. |
Office |
TU |
7:07pm |
Returned from Office via pool |
Office |
USH |
8:00pm |
(dinner) ER, Household only (9) |
White House |
USH |
11:25pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
|
Houseguest |
Lt. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (arr. 4:50), Mrs. Trudy Pratt (left 11:00), Miss Lorena Hickok (left 11:00), Comdr. O. A. Scherini (arr. 11:30) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
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