December 17th, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

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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