December 29th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:30am –

10:05am

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

White House

USH, STE, TU, PAI

11:05am

To Office

White House

USH

11:15am

Representatives of Free French Gen. Giraud: Gen. M. E. Bethouart, J. L. Dubreuil

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Netherlands Amb. Dr. A. Loudon, Adm. C. E. L. Helfrich

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:40am

Ingram M. Stainback

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:50am

(James C. Petrillo)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch)

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

(U Sec. of State Sumner Welles)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:30pm

Railroad Presidents: M. W. Clement (Pres. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.), F. E. Williamson (Pres. New York Central), Ernest E. Norris (Pres. Southern Railway), J. L. Bevan (Pres. Illinois Central), J. M. Kurn (Trustee St. Louis-San Francisco Railway), L. W. Baldwin (CEO Missouri-Pacific Line), J. J. Pelley (Pres. Association of American Railroads), Assoc. Justice James F. Byrnes

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:10pm

Press Conf. PC#870 (FDR)

Office

PC

5:35pm

Returned from Office to Doctor's office

Office

USH

6:05pm

To "Pook's Hill"

White House

USH

7:18pm

Returned from "Pook's Hill" accompanied by Crown Princess Martha

White House

USH

22999 –

1:15am

(dinner) Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins, Crown Princess Martha

Note: Retired after midnight

White House

USH

ER

To station enroute to New York, NY

USH

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

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