September 2nd, 1942

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:10am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

9:40am –

10:00am

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

White House

USH

11:00am

To Office

White House

USH

11:15am

Chinese Amb. Dr. Hu Shih

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Pacific War Council: Australian Min. Sir Owen Dixon, British Amb. Lord Halifax, New Zealand Prime Min. Peter Fraser, New Zealand Min. Walter Nash, Dr. T. V. Soong (China), L. B. Pearson (Canada), Philippine Vice Pres. Sergio Osmena, Baron Von Boetzelaer (Netherlands), Capt. John L. McCrea

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

(Adm. William D. Leahy)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) VP Henry A. Wallace, Sec. of State Cordell Hull

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:00pm

(Edwin L. James - NY Times Managing Editor)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

5:25pm –

6:11pm

Returned from Office to South Portico for tea with New Zealand Prime Min. Peter Fraser

White House (South Portico)

USH, TU, PAI

7:30pm –

8:30pm

(dinner - Study) Grace G. Tully

White House

USH

9:15pm –

12:00am

Judge Samuel I. Rosenman, Robert E. Sherwood, Isadore Lubin

Note: Retired after midnight

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Dutch delegates (see Sept.1) (left 9:45), Lt. Col. Eliott Roosevelt and Maj. J. W. Anderson (arr. 3:15), Lou Harris (arr. 1:20)

USH

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

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