November 17th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:07am –

10:00am

To Airport to meet ER

White House

USH

10:20am –

11:07am

(Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.)

White House

USH, TU, PAI

11:30am

NYC Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shwos FDR going to his office at 1142.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:42am

To Office

White House

USH

11:45am

William C. Bullitt

Note: Probable time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1142 and another meeting precedes this one.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Leland Olds, Basil Manly

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Agric. Sec. Claude R. Wickard

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) ER

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:05pm

Press Conf. PC#861 (FDR)

Subject: North Africa

Office

PC, STE, TU

7:15pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) ER

White House

USH

10:22pm

To Diplomatic Reception Room for broadcast accompanied by ER. On the air from 2232 to 2243.

Note: The Stenographer's Diary and Tully Diary show Herald Tribune Forum at 2230. It is not clear that this is connected with the broadcast.

White House

USH, STE, TU

10:47pm

To Apartments

White House

USH

12:00am

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Returned from London, England in the morning, In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Sgt. Joseph Lash (arr. 4:45)

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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