January 30th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

11:00am

To Office

White House

USH

11:05am

Press Conf. PC#802 (FDR, Leon Henderson)

Subject: Price Control

Office

PC, TU, STE

12:00pm

Chinese Min. Dr. T. V. Soong

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:15pm

Netherlands Min. Dr. A. Loudon, Netherlands Foreign Min. Dr. Eelco VanKleffens, Lt. Gov. Van Mook

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:05pm

Returned from Office to State Dining Room for luncheon

Office

USH

1:10pm –

2:45pm

(lunch - State Dining Room) MOVIE STARS - 79 Invited Guests

White House

STE, USH, TU

2:05pm

From State Dining Room to Office

White House

USH

2:05pm

Cabinet Meeting

Office

STE, TU

4:45pm

Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Adm. Harold R. Stark, Adm. Ernest J. King

Office

STE, PAI

5:35pm

Returned from Office to Diplomatic Reception Room to make movies and stills of broadcast

Office

USH

5:49pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:00pm

To Bedroom

Note: Potential time conflict - both this and following item have the same start time

White House

USH

7:00pm

(cocktails - Red Parlor) ER and all dinner guests

Note: Potential time conflict - both this and previous item have same start time

White House

USH

7:45pm –

2:15am

(dinner) ER and 28 Invited Guests

Note: Left dinner to broadcast birthday message, retired after midnight

White House

USH

11:15pm –

11:50pm

To Diplomatic Reception Room to broadcast birthday message (105)

White House

USH

11:15pm –

11:50pm

Radio Address

Note: Retired after midnight

White House

PP

ER

In Washington, DC, traveled to Raleigh, NC in the afternoon

USH

Houseguests

Dr. George Schuster (left 7:30), Dr. David Levy (left 9:35), Judge Samuel I. Rosenman (arr. 10:00), Basil O'Connor (arr. 3:15), Mrs. David Levy (left 3:25), Mr. Lash and Miss Farber (left 3:30), Robert Sherwood (arr. 4:10), Maj. Harry Hooker (arr. 4:45), Mr. and Mrs. Pell (arr. 5:20), Harry L. Hopkins (arr. 5:25), James Sullivan (6:07 to 1:15), Mr. and Mrs. Meyer (arr. 6:50), Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (arr. 6:50), Stanley Prenosil (arr. 6:55), Miss Lorena Hickok (left. 10:45)

USH

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

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