May 5th, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

11:35am

To Office

White House

USH

12:15pm

Sen. Carl Hayden (AZ), Sen. Ernest W. McFarland (AZ)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

Yugoslav Amb. Constantin Fotitch

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Dr. Herbert Evatt

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Gov. Herbert H. Lehman (NY)

Office

TU, PAI

2:15pm

(Assoc. Justice James F. Byrnes, William M. Jeffers)

Office

STE, PAI

2:30pm

(Harry L. Hopkins)

Office

STE, PAI

4:00pm

(Joseph E. Davies)

Office

STE, PAI

4:45pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

5:10pm

To South Grounds with ER.

White House

USH

5:20pm

FDR and ER received President of Bolivia Gen. Enrique Penaranda and party; Chief Justice and Cabinet present; Honors.

White House

USH, PAI

5:30pm

Arrival of the President of Bolivia

Office

STE

5:30pm –

6:00pm

(tea) ER, President of Bolivia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Elio, Amb. Guachola, Sec. of State Cordell Hull, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, Amb. Boal, George Summerlin and Philip Bonsal.

White House (So. Portico)

USH

6:00pm

To Doctor's office.

White House

USH

8:00pm –

10:25pm

(dinner) (47) List

White House

USH

10:25pm –

12:30am

To Apartments accompanied by President and Foreign Minister of Bolivia, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles.

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mme. Chiang, L. L. Kung, and Miss Kung (left 10:05), The President of Bolivia and Minister of Foreign Affairs Elio (arr. 5:20)

USH

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

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