June 10th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:45am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:00am –

11:25am

To Diplomatic Reception Room to make a broadcast transcription for "Flag Day" Program

White House

USH

11:25am

To Office

White House

USH

11:25am

Australian Min. Sir Owen Dixon, Dr. Herbert V. Evatt

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Pacific War Council: Australian Min. Sir Owen Dixon, British Amb. Lord Halifax, Canadian Min. Leighton McCarthy, Netherlands Min. Dr. A. Loudon, New Zealand Min. Walter Nash, Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, Harry L. Hopkins

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Rep. John W. McCormack (MA)

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Interior Sec. Harold L. Ickes, Donald Nelson, Leon Henderson, Archibald MacLeish

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:50pm

Returned from Office to Apartments

Office

USH

4:00pm

To South Grounds with ER to await arrival of the King of Greece

White House

USH

4:00pm –

4:40pm

Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone, Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), VP Henry A. Wallace, Sen. Tom Connally (TX), Rep. Sol Bloom (NY) and Cabinet to South Grounds to greet the King of Greece

Note: Tully Diary and Stenographer's Diary list only the arrival of the King of Greece at 1615.

White House

USH, TU

4:40pm –

5:10pm

(tea - South Portico) ER and Royal Party

White House

USH

5:10pm –

6:40pm

From Portico to Doctor's office

White House

USH

8:00pm

(dinner) ER and 54 Invited Guests

White House

USH

10:00pm –

10:35pm

Movies

White House

USH

10:40pm –

11:50pm

The King of Greece, Crown Princess Martha

Note: Retired after midnight

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

The King of Greece, Marshall of the Court (arr. 4:21)

USH

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

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