December 4th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:53am

To Office

White House

USH

10:55am

Press Conf. PC#865 (FDR)

Note: Stenographer's Diary and Tully Diary show this at 1030.

Subject: Works Projects Administration

Office

PC, STE, TU

11:15am

Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith, William H. McReynolds

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Edwin W. Pauley

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch)

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Cabinet Meeting

Office

STE, TU

3:45pm

Sec. of State Cordell Hull, Gov. and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman (NY), Mrs. Peter G. Lehman, Mrs. Boris deVadetzky, Mrs. Arthur Master

Office

STE, TU, PAI

5:00pm

Milton Eisenhower

Office

STE, TU, PAI

5:25pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

5:30pm –

6:05pm

(tea - Study) Canadian Prime Min. William L. Mackenzie King

White House

USH

6:05pm –

6:40pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

6:50pm –

11:15pm

Motoring to "Pook's Hill" for dinner accompanied by the Canadian Prime Min. William L. Mackenzie King, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins

Note: Retired after midnight

White House

USH

ER

In New York, NY

USH

Houseguest

Canadian Prime Min. William L. Mackenzie King (arr. 9:50)

USH

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

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