May 24th, 1943
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2:00am |
Retired Note: Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
|
11:35am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:35am |
George Harrison |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:45am |
Marriner S. Eccles |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
British Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Lt. Gen. Sir Hastings Ismay, Averell Harriman, Harry L. Hopkins Note: President's Appointment Index shows this meeting at the White House, but other meetings around this time had FDR at the office |
White House |
PAI |
|
12:30pm |
(Assoc. Justice James F. Byrnes) |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
1:10pm |
Returned from Office |
White House |
USH |
|
1:15pm – 3:30pm |
(lunch) Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, VP Henry A. Wallace, Lord Cherwell, Harry L. Hopkins Note: The presence of Wallace, who was a member of the top American policy-making group on Atomic Energy and Cherwell who was connected with the British Atomic Energy program indicates that Atomic Energy might have been discussed at this meeting. Subject: Post-War Topics |
White House (Study) |
STE, TU, USH, FR |
|
3:35pm |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
5:15pm |
Returned from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
5:15pm – 6:50pm |
Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Combined Chiefs of Staff: Adm. Sir Dudley Pound, Lt. Gen. Sir Hastings Ismay, Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal, Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, Brig. E. C. Jacob, Adm. William D. Leahy, Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. Ernest J. King, Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, Brig. Gen. John R. Deane, Harry L. Hopkins. |
White House |
STE, TU, USH, FR |
|
6:55pm – 7:40pm |
To Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
|
8:30pm |
(dinner) ER, Household only |
White House |
USH |
|
9:40pm – 11:40pm |
Movies, ER |
White House |
USH |
|
11:45pm – 12:00am |
Map Room |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
Returned from New York, NY in the afternoon, In Washington, DC |
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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May 24 1943 - Stenographers Diary
May 24 1943 - Ushers Log
May 24 1943 - Ushers Log
May 24 1943 - Ushers Log
