December 8th, 1942
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
11:25am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:45am |
Sen. Josh Lee (OK) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:50am |
Joseph P. Kennedy |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Maurice Wertheim, Henry (Harry) Monsky, Adolph Held, Rabbi Israel Rosenberg |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:15pm |
Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith, Wayne Coy |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) British Amb. Lord Halifax |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
3:05pm |
Press Conf. PC#866 (FDR) Subject: Government employment of civilians |
Office |
PC, STE, TU |
|
3:45pm – 5:10pm |
To Bolling Field to meet Cuban Pres. Fulgencio Batista |
White House |
USH, STE, TU |
|
5:10pm |
Returned with Cuban Pres. Fulgencio Batista, Dr. Jose Martines |
White House |
USH, STE, TU, PAI |
|
5:15pm |
(tea) ER, Cuban Pres. Fulgencio Batista |
White House |
USH, PAI |
|
5:40pm |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
7:05pm |
Returned from Office via Doctor's office |
Office |
USH |
|
8:07pm – 10:00pm |
(dinner) Cuban Pres. Fulgencio Batista, 43 Invited Guests |
White House |
USH, STE, TU, PAI |
|
10:04pm – 12:45am |
To Study accompanied by Cuban Pres. Fulgencio Batista, Dr. Jose Martines, Sec. of State of Cuba, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, Amb. Spruille Braden, Cuban Ambassador, P. W. Bonsal Note: Retired after midnight |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Miss Josephine Schain and Mrs. Charles Tillet (left 11:25), Pres. of Cuba Dr. Jose Martines and party (arr. 5:10), Mrs. Eliot Pratt (left 12:00) |
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 8 1942 - Stenographers Diary
December 8 1942 - Ushers Log
December 8 1942 - Ushers Log
