December 31st, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

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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