January 18th, 1945

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

11:45am

Sec. of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Nelson Rockefeller

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

To South Portico to inspect Inaugural setup; thence to Office

White House

USH

12:45pm

Joseph E. Davies, Jo Davidson, Daniel Bell, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, Melvin Hildredth, Mr. Lander, et al

Note: Tully log has "Hildreth"

Office

STE, TU

2:05pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

2:05pm

(lunch) Household only

White House

USH

3:20pm

To Office

White House

USH

4:25pm –

5:30pm

Motoring from Office with Margaret Suckley

Office

USH

5:30pm –

6:30pm

Returned to Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) ER, Household only

White House

USH

9:10pm –

11:25pm

Harry Setaro

White House

USH

11:40pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Returned from New York, NY at 0740. In Washington, DC the rest of the day

USH

Houseguest

Elliott Roosevelt, Jr., Chandler Roosevelt, and David Roosevelt with two maids (arr. 1:40); Miss Margaret Suckley (dep. 4:25; Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Christopher Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, III (arr. 5:10)

USH

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

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