May 18th, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:45am

Retired from previous day.

White House

USH

11:15am

To Office

White House

USH

11:15am

Sec. of State Cordell Hull

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Presentation of Congressional Medal of Honor to Capt. Joseph A. Foss (USMCR): Mrs. Joseph A. Foss, Mrs. Mary Foss, Navy Sec. Frank Knox, Lt. Gen. Thomas Holcomb (Commandant, USMC), Maj. Gen. H. S. Geiger

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:40am

Gov. Herbert H. Lehman (NY)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:50am

China Foreign Min. Dr. T. V. Soong

Office

STE, TU, FR, PAI

12:40pm

Dr. Isaiah Bowman

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:55pm

Daniel J. Tobin

Office

TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Assoc. Justice James F. Byrnes

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:30pm

(Lt. Rutherford)

Office

STE, PAI

2:55pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

3:00pm –

4:00pm

Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Edward Duke of Windsor

White House

STE, USH, PAI

4:05pm

To Office

White House

USH

4:10pm

Press Conf. PC#897 (FDR)

Office

PC, STE, TU

7:00pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office .

Office

USH

8:00pm –

11:15pm

(dinner) Household, Lord Leather, Mrs. R. Lovett, Mrs. Bowes-Lyon

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.. (left 12:20)

USH

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

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