December 5th, 1943
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
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11:30am |
Plenary meeting of FDR and Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill with Foreign Min. Anthony Eden, Harry L. Hopkins, Adm. William D. Leahy, Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Gen. Brooke, Adm. of the Fleet Cunningham, Air Chief Marshal Portal, Lt. Gen. Ismay, Brig. Hollis, Capt. Royal. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
|
2:00pm |
Turkish Pres. Inonu, Harry L. Hopkins, Numan Menemencioglu, Cevad Acikalin, Sureyya Anderiman, Selim Sarper, Sadi Kavur, Amb. Steinhardt |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
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3:00pm |
Joining the meeting with the Turkish delegation were Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Foreign Min. Sir Anthony Eden, Air Vice Marshal George, Sir Alexander Cadogan, Amb. Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, Amb. Sergei Vinogradov. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
|
4:00pm |
FDR, Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, and Pres. Inonu, together with members of their military staffs and other delegates, posed for motion and still pictures in the garden of FDR's villa. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
|
4:30pm |
Worked on mail and signed the "Fathers' Draft Act" |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
|
5:00pm |
Joint Chiefs of Staff (Adm. William D. Leahy, Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Capt. Royal). |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
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8:30pm |
Dinner at Mr. Casey's villa given by Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill for Turkish Pres. Inonu and FDR. Guests included Harry L. Hopkins, Adm. William D. Leahy, Amb. Steinhardt, Anthony Eden, Capt.Randolph Churchill, Sir Alexander Cadogan, Amb. Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, Comdr. Thompson, Amb. Vinogradov, Numan Menemencioglu, Sureyya Anderiman, Sergey Mikhailov. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
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11:45pm |
Returned to his villa and retired. Elliott Roosevelt arrived in Cairo from Tunis, Tunisia during afternoon. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
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ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
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Houseguest |
Mrs. Anna Boettiger, Eleanor and Curtis and Johnny Boettiger (arr. 9:05) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.
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December 5 1943 - Stenographers Diary
December 5 1943 - Ushers Log
