October 5th, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:40am –

10:05am

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

White House

STE, USH

11:00am

(Adm. William D. Leahy)

Note: Conflict with "to Office" time

Office

STE

11:05am

To Office

White House

USH

11:15am

(Sec. of State Cordell Hull, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, James C.Dunn (political advisor to Sec. of State), Green H. Hackworth (counsel to Sec. of State), Dr. Leo Pasvolsky, H. Freeman Matthews)

Office

STE, PAI

12:45pm

Rep. Henry B. Steagall, Gov. Chauncey Sparks (AL)

Note: TU recorded Governor Chauncey Sparks as the only guest.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Laurence Steinhardt

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

(Assoc. Justice James F. Byrnes)

Office

STE, PAI

4:03pm

Press Conf. PC#920 (FDR) (Press and Radio Conference)

Office

STE, TU

4:30pm

Elmer Davis

Office

PAI

5:05pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

5:07pm

Motoring to vist Exhibition at Archives Building, accompanied by Crown Princess Martha, Margaret Suckley, Mrs. Littleton C. F. Hambley, Grace G. Tully, Mrs. Eben

White House

STE, USH

6:00pm –

6:45pm

(tea) Crown Princess Martha, Margaret Suckley, Mrs. Littleton C. F. Hambley, Grace G. Tully, Mrs. Eben

White House (Study)

USH

6:45pm –

7:21pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins, Margaret Suckley

White House

USH

10:25pm –

10:55pm

To Diplomatic Reception Room, Radio Address on the Opening of the National War Fund Drive

Note: STE recorded Open National War Fund by radio, at 2230.

White House

STE, USH, PP

ER

In Hyde Park, NY

USH

Houseguest

John Golden (left 3:30)

USH

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

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