July 28th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

11:15am

Leon Henderson

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 11:25

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:25am

To Office

White House

USH

11:45am

Sec. of State Cordell Hull

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

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

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Keith Morgan

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:20pm

Returned from Office to Small Dining Room for lunch

Office

USH

1:20pm –

2:10pm

(lunch - Small Dining Room) ER, VP Henry A. Wallace, Miss Malvina Thompson, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.

White House

USH, STE, TU, PAI

2:10pm

To Office accompanied by VP Henry A. Wallace

White House

USH

2:30pm

(Edward J. Flynn)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:05pm

Press Conf. PC#838 (FDR)

Note: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands attended the Press Conference as a guest and also said a few words about correspondents.

Subject: Scrap Salvage

Office

PC, STE, TU

5:05pm –

5:50pm

(tea - Portico) with ER. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Netherlands Amb. Dr. A. Loudon

Office

USH, TU, STE, PAI

5:55pm –

6:50pm

From Portico to Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Harry L. Hopkins

White House

USH

10:50pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Returned from New York, NY in the morning, In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Lt. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (7:45 to 4:45), Pvt. Joseph Lash (5:30 to 8:35)

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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