July 18th, 1944
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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1:00am |
The train arrived in Fairbanks, AZ and was parked on a siding so as to afford the railroad operating crew an opportunity to charge the train batteries. The comparitively slow headway that we made since leaving Chicago, IL had not allowed for this service while enroute. |
Fairbanks, AZ |
TT |
|
5:00am |
Departed Fairbanks, AZ for Tucson, AZ and ultimately San Diego, CA. Stopped in Yuma, AZ for servicing. Here a telephone was rigged to FDR's car and ER talked to Col. James Roosevelt in San Diego, CA. At Yuma, AZ we encountered the hottest weather of the trip - the official temperature was 112 degrees. |
Fairbanks, AZ |
TT |
|
3:30pm |
Departed Yuma, AZ, after a 30 minute stopover, and proceeded on to San Diego, CA via what was formerly the "San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway" line. This is now a part of the Southern Pacific System. The route we followed dips down into Mexico at several points, so that much of our trip from Yuma, AZ on was along the northwestern fringe of Old Mexico. |
Yuma, AZ |
TT |
|
ER |
Enroute to West Coast with FDR |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.
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July 18 1944 - Stenographers Diary
July 18 1944 - Ushers Log
