June 13th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

11:00am

British and American War Heroes: Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Asst. to Treasury Sec. Ferdinand Kuhn, Jr., Asst. to Treasury Sec. Theodore R. Gamble, Spyros Skouras, H. L. Rust (D.C. War Savings Chairm.), British Amb. Lord Halifax, Maj.-Gen. Beaumont-Nesbitt, Lt. Thomas W. Boyd (Royal Naval Vol. Reserve), Lt. William M. Carrithers (US Army), Air Marshall Evill, Squadron Leader Graham, Lt. J. Michael Hall (Commando), Sgt. R. George Herbert (Commando), Harry Howard (Chief Engine Room Artificer), Sgt. Donald N. Huntley, Wing Comm. A. M. Louden, Ens. Donald F. Mason, Flight Lt. Carroll W. McColpin, Squadron Leader John S. Nettleton, Ens. Francis E. Pinter, Flight Sgt. Maxwell Riddell, Pilot Officer A. F. Taylor, Air Commodore Thornton, First Lt. Elliott Vandevanter, Jr. (US Army)

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1105. Tully Diary lists Morgenthau and the British Ambassador at 1115.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:05am

To Office

White House

USH

12:30pm

Mr. and Mrs. Romulo O'Farrill

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

(Lt. and Mrs. Van Lear Black, Jr.)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm –

3:00pm

Returned from Office to Study

Office

USH

1:00pm –

3:00pm

(lunch - Study) Director Reed, Bureau of the Budget

Note: President's Appointment Index has lunch with Budget Director Harold D. Smith

Office

USH, TU

5:40pm –

6:50pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Harry L. Hopkins

White House

USH

11:10pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mr. Polier (arr. 6:00), Harry L. Hopkins (left 12:00)

USH

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

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