August 26, 1942
At lunch. Quezon opened by declaring that he was the happiest man in the world today. He had received the best news since leaving the… Read More »August 26, 1942
At lunch. Quezon opened by declaring that he was the happiest man in the world today. He had received the best news since leaving the… Read More »August 26, 1942
Quezon, whom I had not seen for nearly a month, looks well but complains that he cannot make any great effort; and that his blood… Read More »August 24, 1942
Shoreham. During the Spanish regime, the cabeza de barangay was the collector of the cedula personal tax; he was handed a list of all inhabitants… Read More »July 15, 1942
Shoreham Hotel. I found Quezon in high spirits; he had an overhaul yesterday at the Walter Reed Hospital, where they found his heart, arteries, kidneys,… Read More »July 14, 1942
Martial Law: High Commissioner Sayre had recommended to President Roosevelt early in the summer that if war broke out, he should declare martial law in the… Read More »June 30—July 3, 1942
Met Lt. Col. Carlos Romulo, editor of Quezon’s paper the Herald in Manila–noted orator–a.d.c. to MacArthur, i.e., “press agent”–still very shaky, said he was wounded… Read More »July 3, 1942
Quezon’s description of his visit to the island of Mactan (off Cebu) with Secretary of Public Works Cuenco and the Governor of the Province: they… Read More »July 1, 1942
Quezon is very much exercised because he found that the Army Intelligence Service had discovered that Colonel Andres Soriano, his Secretary of Finance, had been… Read More »June 25, 1942
Shoreham Hotel. Quezon returned from a conference with Secretary Ickes, whom he greatly likes. He is getting more interested every day in composing ideas for… Read More »June 22, 1942