December 20th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:05am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

9:45am –

10:30am

Commerce Sec. Jesse H. Jones

White House

USH

12:35pm –

12:55pm

Yugoslav Minister Constantin Fotitch

White House

STE, USH, TU, PAI

4:20pm –

5:18pm

(tea) Mr. and Mrs. Littleton C. F. Hambley, Misses Catherine, Poppy and Margaret Hambley; Miss Margaret Suckley

White House

USH

5:18pm –

6:00pm

Navy Sec. Frank Knox

White House

USH

7:22pm –

7:45pm

(cocktails) Crown Prince and Crown Princess Martha of Norway, Prince Harold, Princess Ragnhild, Miss Margaret Suckley

White House

USH

7:45pm –

11:00pm

(dinner) MIss Margaret Suckley

White House

USH

12:00am

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In New York, NY

USH

Houseguest

David Hopkins (arr. 5:40, dep. 10:00)

USH

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

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