September 15th, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:05am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:25am

Lt. Gen. B. H. Somerville, Byron Price, Capt. John L. McCrea, Stephen T. Early, Dewey Long

White House

USH

10:45am

Adolf A. Berle, Jr.

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1115

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:00am

Leland B. Morris

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1115

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

To Office

White House

USH

11:30am

Pacific War Council: Australian Min. Sir Owen Dixon, British Amb. Lord Halifax, Canadian Min. Leighton McCarthy, Netherlands Min. Dr. A. Loudon, New Zealand Min. Walter Nash, Dr. T. V. Soong, Philippine Pres. Manuel Quezon, Capt. John L. McCrea

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch)

Office

STE, TU

3:30pm

Commerce Sec. Jesse H. Jones

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:45pm

(James H. Blauvelt)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:15pm

Press Conf. PC#847 (FDR)

Note: Stenographer's Diary and Tully Diary show this at 1600.

Subject: Scrap Collection

Office

PC, STE, TU

4:50pm

(W. M. Jeffers)

Note: Tully Diary shows this at 1635.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

5:05pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

5:15pm –

6:15pm

(tea - Study) Crown Princess Martha, Mme. Oestgaard

White House

USH

6:15pm –

7:11pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

8:00pm

(dinner) Crown Princess Martha, Mme. Oestgaard, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins

Note: Retired after midnight

White House

USH

ER

Returned from New York, NY

USH

Houseguest

Crown Princess Martha and Mme. Oestgaard (arr. 5:10), Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins (arr. 6:50), Lt. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (arr. 8:51)

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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