June 2nd, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

8:45am –

9:00am

Returned from Hyde Park, NY accompanied by Crown Princess Martha, Mme. Oestgaard, Diana Hopkins

White House

STE, USH

8:50am –

9:30am

(breakfast - South Portico) ER, Crown Princess Martha, Mme. Oestgaard

White House

USH

11:00am

To Office

White House

USH

11:15am

Joseph C. Grew

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Netherlands Amb. Dr. A. Loudon, Dr. Eelco Van Kleffens

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle, Leo Crowley

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

(Col. David Sarnoff)

Office

STE, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) (Assoc. Justice James F. Byrnes)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:45pm

Chester Davis

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:00pm

Sec. of State Cordell Hull

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:20pm

Postmaster General Frank C. Walker, Robert Kenny

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:30pm

(Harvey W. Brown)

Office

STE, PAI

5:00pm

Interior Sec. Harold L. Ickes, Harry L. Hopkins, William H. Davis, George W. Taylor, Frank P. Graham, Wayne L. Morse, Reuben B. Robertson, Malcolm Ross, Van A. Bitner, Robert B. Watts, George H. Mead, Robert B. Watt, Abe Fortas, Assoc. Justice James F. Byrnes

Note: Are Robert B. Watts and Robert B. Watt the same person? (Neither name is in Who's Who)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

7:55pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

8:15pm

(dinner - Study) Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins

White House

USH

10:25pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC, flew to New York, NY in the afternoon

USH

Houseguest

Mr. Harry Hopkins (returned 8:30), Diana Hopkins (returned 8:45)

USH

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

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