December 7th, 1943
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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7:30am |
To airport |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
|
8:05am |
Arrived at Cairo West Airport. Bade goodbye to Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Amb. Steinhardt, Amb. Kirk, Gen. Royce, and other officers from the Middle East Command. |
Cairo, Egypt West Airport |
TRP, FR |
|
8:20am |
Departed Cairo for Tunis, Tunisia with Harry L. Hopkins, Adm. William D. Leahy, Adm. Wilson Brown, Ross T. McIntire, Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Maj. John Boettiger, Lt. Comdr. Fox, Lt. (jg) Rigdon, Sgt.Robert Hopkins; Secret Service Agents Spaman, Haman and Fredericks; Steward Prettyman. |
En route to Tunis, Tunisia |
TRP, FR |
|
3:40pm |
FDR's plane landed at El Aouina Airport (Tunis, Tunisia). FDR was met by Gen's. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Spaatz and Elliott Roosevelt. |
El Aouina Airport, Tunisia |
TRP |
|
7:55pm |
Shortly after landing, FDR disembarked and proceeded by motor to Guest Villa # 1 (the White House) at Carthage, Tunisia. |
En route to Carthage, Tunisia |
TRP |
|
8:00pm |
FDR had dinner at his villa with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gen. Spaatz, Gen. Booth, Elliott Roosevelt, Harry L. Hopkins, Comdr. Harry J. Butcher, USNR, and a group of nine officers from Elliott Roosevelt's squadron. FDR retired shortly after dinner. |
Carthage, Tunisia |
TRP |
|
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
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Houseguest |
Diana Hopkins and Mlle. M. Redon (left 8:30), I. S. Lowen (left 11:20) |
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 7 1943 - Stenographers Diary
December 7 1943 - Ushers Log
