December 31st, 1942
Transcript
Times | Log | Location | Source |
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12:15am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
11:15am |
Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith Note: Time conflcit - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1136 |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
11:36am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
11:45am |
Chinese Military Mission: Gen. Hsuing Shih-Fei, Capt. Robert Lee |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
1:00pm |
(lunch) Milton Eisenhower |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
1:55pm |
Vice Adm. Jonas H. Ingram |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
2:00pm |
Cabinet Meeting |
Office |
STE, TU |
7:05pm |
Returned from Office |
Office |
USH |
7:40pm – 8:00pm |
H. R. H. Crown Prince Olav, Crown Princess Martha of Norway |
White House |
USH |
8:00pm |
(dinner) ER and 21 Invited Guests |
White House |
USH |
10:30pm |
CPO Theodore Luderowsky and wife for movies. ER present. |
White House |
USH |
11:00pm |
Miss Margery MacVeigh for movies. ER present. |
White House |
USH |
11:45pm – 12:20am |
ER and Dinner and movie guests to Study for midnight party. Note: Retired after midnight |
White House |
USH |
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
|
Houseguest |
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elliott and baby (arr. 9:15), Amb. Winant (left 7:00) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
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