February 13th, 1945
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
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12:00pm |
Escorted by FDR's Chief of Staff, Adm. William D. Leahy, King Farouk and his party arrived on board. The King and his party had been flown from Cairo, Egypt to Deversoir, Egypt in an Army Air Force aircraft and had been met at the Suez Company boat landing by Adm. William D. Leahy. FDR was on deck to receive the King and his party. FDR and the King settled down to conversations shortly after the King's arrival on board. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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1:00pm |
FDR was host to King Farouk at luncheon in his quarters aboard ship. Other guests were Min. Tuck, Harry L. Hopkins, Mr. Pasha, Adm. William D. Leahy, Gen. Giles and Mrs. John Boettiger. The conversations continued after lunch. FDR pointed out the purchase by the US of large quantities of long-staple Egyptian cotton during the war, and stressed the hope of increased trade in other commodities with Egypt in the future. The importance of 2-way future trade was also stressed. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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2:30pm |
King Farouk and his party were taken on an inspection tour about the ship. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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3:30pm |
King Farouk and his party left the ship. Before leaving, he was presented by FDR an autographed copy of his (FDR's) Inaugural Addresses. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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3:30pm – 4:30pm |
FDR worked on his mail. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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5:30pm |
Escorted by Adm. William D. Leahy, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and his party arrived on board from Addis Ababa, Ehiopia. After greetings, FDR and Emperor Haile Selassie sat down to conversations. FDR stressed communications between the US and Ethiopia and told him he hoped that with communications improvements, the 2 countries would come to know each other better. FDR thanked the Emperor in person for the gift of the site and buildings he had given the US to use as a Legation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopiaa. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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6:00pm |
Emperor Haile Selassie and members of his party were taken on an inspection tour about the ship. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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6:20pm |
(tea) FDR was host to Emperor Haile Selassie and members of his party. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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7:00pm |
Emperor Haile Selassie and his party left the ship. Before leaving, the Emperor presented FDR with a gold cigarette case and a gold-plated globe. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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7:30pm |
Capt. Senn was a dinner guest of FDR and members of his Mess. The weather was clear today and the average temperature was 57. Log notes personality and background of Emperor Haile Selassie as well as his family tree. |
USS Quincy, Egypt |
TRP |
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ER |
Left for New York, NY at 1740 |
USH |
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Houseguest |
Lt. Col. Frank Toscani (dep. 8:30) |
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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February 13 1945 - Stenographers Diary
February 13 1945 - Ushers Log
