July 16th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:43am –

10:17am

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Note: President's Appointment Index has such a meeting at 9.40 pm. Is that a misprint or a second meeting that day?

White House

USH

11:00am –

11:45am

Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. Ernest J. King, Harry L. Hopkins

White House

USH, PAI

11:15am

Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to the office at 11:47

Office

STE, PAI

11:25am

New Zealand Min. Walter Nash, Commodore W. E. Parry, Capt. Geoffrey S. Cox

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to the office at 11:47

Office

STE, PAI

11:30am

Pacific War Council: Australian Min. Sir Owen Dixon, Sir Ronald Campbell, Canadian Min. Leighton McCarthy, Netherlands Min. Dr. A. Loudon, New Zealand Min. Walter Nash, Dr. Eelco Van Kleffens, Dr. T. V. Soong, Philippine Vice Pres. Sergio Osmena, Harry L. Hopkins

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to the office at 11:47

Office

STE, PAI

11:47am

To Office

White House

USH

12:55pm

(Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn)

Office

STE, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) (Philip Murray)

Office

STE, PAI

2:05pm

Lincoln MacVeagh

Office

STE, PAI

2:15pm

Sen. Joseph F. Guffey (PA)

Office

STE

2:30pm

Colombia President-Elect Alfonso Lopez

Office

STE, PAI

2:45pm

James M. Landis

Office

STE, PAI

3:00pm

(Mrs. Anna Rosenberg)

Office

STE, PAI

7:00pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:30pm –

11:10pm

(dinner) Mrs. Anna Rosenberg

Note: Retired after midnight

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC , to New York, NY in the afternoon

USH

Houseguest

Pvt. Joseph Lash (left 2:35 pm), Harry L. Hopkins (left 11:45 am)

USH

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

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