July 7th, 1942
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:15am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
|
11:15am |
William Phillips Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1125. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:25am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:30am |
Sen. Allen J. Ellender (LA) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:45am |
Rep. Michael J. Kennedy (NY) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Dr. Chaim Weizmann |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:45pm |
Thomas Lamont |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) Adm. William D. Leahy |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:50pm |
Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
4:20pm |
Press Conf. PC#834 (FDR) Note: Stenographer's Diary and Tully Diary list this at 1600. Subject: Rubber |
Office |
PC, STE, TU |
|
5:30pm |
Returned from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
5:40pm |
To South Grounds to receive President - Elect of Colombia and son |
White House |
USH, TU, STE |
|
6:00pm – 6:17pm |
Colombia Presiden-Elect Alfonso Lopez and son Pedro Lopez arrived, received by FDR, Cabinet, ER, Sen. Tom Connally (TX), Rep. Sol Bloom (NY). |
White House (South Grounds) |
USH, PAI |
|
6:17pm – 6:50pm |
(tea) ER, The President - Elect of Colombia and staff. Note: Usher's Diary shows ER being present at arrival of the Colombian present but makes no mention of her attending tea or the dinner. One assumes she attended both. |
White House |
USH |
|
6:50pm – 7:25pm |
To Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
|
8:11pm – 11:20pm |
(dinner) State Dinner for the President - Elect of Colombia and 17 Invited Guests Note: Usher's Diary shows ER being present at arrival of the Colombian present but makes no mention of her attending tea or the dinner. One assumes she attended both. |
White House |
USH |
|
11:20pm – 12:45am |
Sec. of State Cordell Hull, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, Colombian party in Study Note: Retired after midnight |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
In New York, NY |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Colombia President-Elect Alfonso Lopez and son Pedro Lopez (arr. 6:00) |
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 7 1942 - Stenographers Diary
July 7 1942 - Ushers Log
July 7 1942 - Ushers Log
