May 20th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:05am –

10:50am

The President of Peru and party arrived via North West Gate. ER greeted them at the front door and then they were taken to FDR in the Study.

White House

USH, TU, PAI

10:55am

To Office

White House

USH

11:15am

AFL Pres. William Green

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Pacific War Council: British Amb. Lord Halifax, Canadian Min. Leighton McCarthy, New Zealand Min. Walter Nash, Arthur V. S. Smith (Australia), Chinese Min. Dr. T. V. Soong, Baron W. Van Boetzelaer (Netherlands)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Miss Dorothy Thompson

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

(Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Adm. Ernest J. King, Adm. John H. Towers, Harry L. Hopkins)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:30pm

Gov. Herbert H. Lehman (NY)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:45pm

Wayne Coy

Office

STE, TU, PAI

7:14pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

STE

7:30pm –

11:15pm

(dinner) Harry L. Hopkins, Dorothy Brady

White House

USH

11:30pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

To New York, NY

USH

Houseguest

Lt. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (left 2:00)

USH

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

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