December 31st, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:40am –

10:15am

Commerce Sec. Jesse H. Jones

White House

STE, USH, TU, PAI

11:15am

U Sec. of State Sumner Welles

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:25am

To Office

White House

USH

11:30am

War U Sec.Robert P. Patterson, Bernard M. Baruch

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Adm. Ernest J. King

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:00pm

Telephone conversation with Sec. of State Sec. of State Cordell Hull

Subject: Joint Declaration

Office

FR

7:10pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

8:00pm

(dinner) ER, 12 guests

White House

USH

9:35pm –

1:00am

Movie "The Man Who Came to Dinner"

Note: Retired at 0115 next day

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Joseph Lash (arr. 6:30)

USH

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

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