December 24th, 1941
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:20am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
|
11:15am |
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia Note: Conflict with usher's log |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
11:20am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) |
Office |
STE |
|
2:15pm |
VP Henry A. Wallace, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
3:30pm |
Returned from Office |
White House |
USH |
|
4:00pm |
With ER to receive household, Crown Prince and Crown Princess Martha of Norway and children, Mr. and Mrs. Oestergaard and child, Mr. Wedel in East Room |
White House |
USH, TU |
|
4:20pm |
Norwegian party in Study |
White House |
USH |
|
5:02pm |
ER, British Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill and party, Norwegian party, Harry L. Hopkins on South Portico. National Community Christmas Tree lighting on South grounds. FDR and ER on the air Note: Tully Diary indicates radio addresses by FDR and The Prime Minister of Great Britain with The Prime underlined. |
White House |
STE, USH, TU, PAI |
|
5:40pm – 6:20pm |
(tea - Red Parlor) |
White House |
USH |
|
6:00pm |
Navy Sec. Frank Knox, British Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Adm. of the Fleet Pound, and Brig. Hollis in Red Parlor Subject: Pacific and SE Asia |
White House |
FR |
|
6:20pm |
To Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
|
7:10pm – 7:50pm |
Returned from Doctor's office to join British Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill and staff in Monroe Room |
White House |
USH |
|
7:20pm – 7:45pm |
Navy Sec. Frank Knox |
White House |
USH |
|
8:00pm |
(cocktails - Red Parlor) ER Note: Presumably for Churchill and Norwegian parties |
White House |
USH |
|
8:30pm – 9:45pm |
(dinner) ER, Household, Bernard M. Baruch |
White House |
USH |
|
9:45pm – 11:20pm |
British Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Harry L. Hopkins, Bernard M. Baruch |
White House |
USH |
|
11:20pm – 11:45pm |
British Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill in Monroe Room Note: Retired 0010 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
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 24 1941 - Stenographers Diary
December 24 1941 - Ushers Log
December 24 1941 - Ushers Log
