May 26th, 1943
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1:50am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
|
7:50am – 8:50am |
To airport with Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill and party |
White House |
USH, PAI |
|
8:50am – 9:50am |
(breakfast) W. Averell Harriman, Harry L. Hopkins |
White House |
USH |
|
10:15am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:00am |
Gen. Claire Chennault |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) (Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Bartlett) Note: President's Appointment Index has this lunch on 5/25/1943. Probably a typo. |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
2:00pm |
(Basil O'Connor) |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
4:50pm |
Returned from Office to Diplomatic Reception Room via Doctor's office ER joined FDR. |
Office |
USH |
|
5:00pm |
President and President-Elect of Liberia arrived - stills and movies Note: President's Appointment Index shows Edwin Barclay, but it is unclear which one it is |
White House |
STE, USH, PAI |
|
5:15pm – 6:20pm |
(tea) - ER, Liberians, Sec. of State Cordell Hull |
White House |
USH |
|
8:00pm – 10:10pm |
(dinner) - (List) |
White House |
USH |
|
10:15pm – 10:30pm |
The President and President Elect of Liberia |
White House |
USH |
|
10:45pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
In Washington, DC, left for Newburg, WV by train late in the evening |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Comdr. Thompson, and Mr. Rowan (left 7:50), Mrs. Lewis Thompson (left 2:30) |
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 26 1943 - Stenographers Diary
May 26 1943 - Ushers Log
May 26 1943 - Ushers Log
