May 2nd, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:25am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

12:00pm –

1:05pm

Adm. William D. Leahy, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Harry L. Hopkins

White House

STE, PAI

1:10pm –

3:30pm

(lunch) Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins, Crown Prince Olav, Crown Princess Martha of Norway and two children.

White House

USH

3:40pm –

7:30pm

Grace G. Tully, Isador Lubin, Robert E. Sherwood

White House

USH

4:05pm –

7:30pm

Assoc. Justice James F. Byrnes

White House

USH

7:40pm

(dinner) Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sherwood, Isador Lubin

White House

USH

9:40pm

To Doctor's office.

White House

USH

9:57pm –

11:07pm

To Diplomatic Reception Room for broadcast, stills and movies (Broadcast was in regard to the UMW strike. ) Fireside Chat on Federal Seizure of the Coal MInes

White House

PRI, USH, PP

11:10pm –

1:45am

Dinner guests, Assoc. Justice and Mrs. James F. Byrnes

White House

USH

ER

In New York, NY

USH

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

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