January 4th, 1942
Transcript
Times | Log | Location | Source |
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12:15am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
1:00pm – 2:30pm |
(lunch) ER and 16 Invited Guests |
White House |
USH |
3:00pm |
Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Harry L. Hopkins, Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill Note: Time is estimated. "Foreign Relations of the United States " does not list a time. Subject: Air Program |
White House |
FR |
5:10pm – 5:30pm |
Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith, Asst. Budget Dir. John B. Blandford |
White House |
USH, PAI |
5:30pm – 6:55pm |
Allied War Council: Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Harry L. Hopkins, War Sec. Henry L. Stimson , Navy Sec. Frank Knox, Adm. Harold R. Stark, Adm. Ernest J. King, Adm. Richmond K. Turner, Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Gen. L. T. Gerow, Capt. McCrea, Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Royal Navy Capt. C. E. Lambe, Field Marshall Sir John Dill, Adm. of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, Gen. G. W. Macready, Brig. V. Dykes, Air Chief Marshall Sir Charles Portal, Brig. L. C. Hollis, Col. E. I. C. Jacob Note: France, Brazil, and Northern Ireland were also discussed. Subject: North Africa |
White House |
USH, FR, PAI |
6:55pm – 7:45pm |
To Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
8:00pm |
(dinner - Study) Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Harry L. Hopkins Note: Retired >12:00 |
White House |
USH |
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
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Houseguests |
Mrs. David Levy (left 1:30), Miss Naomi Block, Curtin Winsor, Billy Roosevelt (left 2:30), Diana Hopkins (left 5:15), Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 8:45) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
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