May 8th, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:35am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:30am

Robert P. Patterson and son

Note: Could have been White House or Office.

White House

STE

11:45am

Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith

Note: Could have been White House or Office.

White House

STE, TU, PAI

12:10pm

To Office

White House

USH

1:00pm

(lunch) (Harry L. Hopkins, Adm. William D. Leahy)

Office

STE, TU

3:50pm

To Map Room and Doctor's office

Office

USH

4:45pm

Returned to Office

White House

USH

5:25pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

6:15pm –

11:20pm

To "Pook's Hill" for dinner accompanied by Capt. and Mrs. John Boettiger

White House

USH

ER

In New York, NY

USH

Houseguest

Capt. and Mrs. John Boettiger and Johnny (arr. 5:15)

USH

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

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