January 4th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

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

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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