June 6th, 1944
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:00am |
Allied invasion of Europe (D-Day) |
White House |
STE, TU |
|
9:50am – 10:30am |
Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn |
White House |
USH |
|
11:35am – 1:07pm |
Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Adm. Ernest J. King |
White House |
STE, USH, TU |
|
12:50pm |
Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn, Sen. Tom Connally, Amon Carter, Rep. R. Ewing Thomason Note: Conflict with usher's log |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
1:10pm |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
1:35pm |
(lunch - under magnolia tree) Mrs. John Boettiger |
White House |
USH, TU |
|
2:15pm |
To Apartments |
White House |
USH |
|
3:40pm |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
4:10pm |
Press Conf. PC #954 (FDR) (Press and Radio Conference) (Elmer Davis) |
Office |
PC, STE, TU |
|
5:30pm |
John J. McCloy |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
7:05pm |
Returned from Office via pool |
White House |
USH |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) ER, Maj. and Mrs. John Boettiger |
White House |
USH |
|
8:30pm – 9:55pm |
Dorothy Brady |
White House |
USH |
|
9:57pm – 10:07pm |
Radio broadcast, no pictures from Diplomatic Reception Room |
White House |
USH |
|
9:57pm – 10:07pm |
FDR's D-Day Prayer on the Invasion of Normandy in Diplomatic Reception Room |
White House |
PP |
|
10:50pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Miss Margaret Suckley (dep. 9:15), Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Charles McIllwraith (dep. 6:45) |
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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June 6 1944 - Stenographers Diary
June 6 1944 - Ushers Log
June 6 1944 - Ushers Log
