February 17th, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

2:45am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:15am

Civilian Air Patrol Medal: James M. Landis, Maj. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer (USA), Maj. Earle Johnson (CAP), Maj. Hugh R. Sharp (CAP), Ens. Edmond I. Edwards (USNR)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:21am

To Office

White House

USH

11:30am

New Zealand Min. Walter Nash

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Philippine Pres. Manuel L. Quezon

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Pacific War Council: Australian Min. Sir Owen Dixon, British Amb. Lord Halifax, Canadian Min. Leighton McCarthy, New Zealand Min. Walter Nash, Philippine Pres. Manuel Quezon, Chinese Amb. Dr. Wei Tao-Ming, Netherlands Amb. Dr. A. Loudon, Rear Adm. Wilson Brown (USN)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch ) (George McCullough - publisher from Toronto, Canada)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:50pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

4:55pm

To Union Station accompanied by ER to meet Mme. Chiang

Office

USH

5:30pm

Returned from Union Station accompanied by Mme. Chiang, Miss Jeanette King, Mrs. L. K. King

Washington, DC

USH

5:40pm –

6:35pm

(tea - West Hall) Household and Amb. T. V. Soong Family

White House

USH

6:15pm –

7:15pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:45pm

(dinner - West Hall) ER, Household Only

White House

USH

10:35pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Returned from New York, NY in the morning, In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mme. Chiang, Miss Jeanette Kung, and L. K. Kung (arr. 5:30)

USH

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

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