July 30th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

11:00am

To Office

White House

USH

11:00am

(Col. Bonner Fellers, Maj. William M. Adams)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Rep. Jere Cooper (TN)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Returned from Office

Office

USH

12:05pm

With ER attended marriage of Louise Gill Macy and Harry L. Hopkins (Study) - List

White House

USH, TU, STE

12:18pm

Champagne toast - all luncheon guests

White House

USH

12:50pm –

2:30pm

(luncheon - State Dining Room) - 19 Invited Guests

White House

USH, STE, TU

2:30pm

To Diplomatic Reception Room to say adieux to Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins

White House

USH

2:30pm

Commerce Sec. Jesse H. Jones

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 14:42.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:42pm

To Office

White House

USH

2:45pm

Norman Davis

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:00pm

Soviet Amb. Maxim Litvinov

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:15pm

Sec. of State Cordell Hull

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:30pm

South African Min. Ralph W. Close

Office

STE, TU, PAI

7:10pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) ER

White House

USH

8:40pm –

9:33pm

Adm. William D. Leahy, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Gen. W. B. Smith, Capt. John L. McCrea

White House

USH

10:02pm

To Train enroute to Hyde Park, NY

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins (left 2:45), Diana Hopkins (left 2:50), Robert Hopkins (arr. 11:00 am), Mr. and Mrs. David Hopkins, Stephen Hopkins, Robert Hopkins (left 3:40)

USH

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

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