January 26th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

1:40am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:30am

To Office via Map Room

White House

USH

11:30am

Miss Helen Keller, Miss Polly Thompson

Office

STE, PAI

12:00pm

W. Averell Harriman

Office

STE, PAI

12:15pm

Lewis Douglas

Office

STE, PAI

12:45pm

Adm. Ben Moreell, Navy U Sec. James V. Forrestal

Office

STE, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch)

Office

STE

2:00pm

(Thomas Lamont)

Office

PAI

5:15pm

(Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY))

Office

STE

5:30pm

(Asst. Sec. of State Adolf A. Berle, Jr.)

White House

PAI

7:15pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Alone

Note: Retired after midnight

White House

USH

ER

Returned from New York, NY in early morning, In Washington, DC , traveled to New York, NY in late afternoon

USH

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

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