December 18th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:25am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:00am

(Edward J. Flynn (Chairm. Democratic Nat. Comm.), Richard J. Reynolds, Edwin Pauley)

Note: No names are given in the Stenographer's Diary.

White House

STE, PAI

11:15am

Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle, (Edward Flynn, Ed Pauley, Wayne Johnson, and Richard Reynolds)

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

To Office

White House

USH

11:45am

William S. Knudsen

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

Leland Harrison

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

(A.R.)

Note: Is "A.R." Mrs. Anna Rosenberg? President's Appointment Index shows an off-the-record appointment with her at 1400.

Office

STE

1:00pm

(lunch) Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith, Asst. Budget Dir. John B. Blandford

Office

STE, PAI

2:00pm

Soviet Amb. Maxim Litvinov

Note: No name given in stenographer's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:15pm

War Sec. Henry L. Stimson, Navy Sec. Frank Knox, Gen. George C. Marshall (Chief of Staff), Adm. Harold R. Stark (Chief of Naval Ops.), Adm. Chester William Nimitz, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. Henry H. Arnold

Office

STE, TU, PAI

5:30pm

Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, Rep. Hatton W. Sumners. Signing War Powers Act

Office

STE

6:50pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

10:35pm

(dinner) ER, James Roosevelt, Mrs. James Roosevelt

White House

USH

9:30pm –

11:45pm

Mrs. Mary Eben

Note: Retired 0015 next day

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary

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