August 4 and 5, 1944
Long talk with Dr. Trepp the day after the funeral. What an extraordinary career was Quezon’s!–born a village boy in Baler in 1878, of mixed… Read More »August 4 and 5, 1944
George C. Marshall
September 30, 1943
did not see Quezon this day; he had a Cabinet meeting for half an hour at 11:30 a.m. and then “slept” the rest of the… Read More »September 30, 1943
September 29, 1943
Shoreham Hotel. Quezon back from Saranac in his apartment in the Shoreham; still on his back and confined to his bedroom; full of fight over… Read More »September 29, 1943
June 20, 1942
The president of the Philippines visited me at 10:00 A.M. today. His purpose was to tender to me an honorarium for services rendered during the… Read More »June 20, 1942
May 5, 1942
It looks as though the Japs intend to keep pounding away at us until they have pulverized all the defense weapons and installations and will… Read More »May 5, 1942
Monday, April 20, 1942
MacArthur is getting rid of Quezon – apparently he no longer needs the President. Have had some difficulty answering MacArthur’s message due to absence of… Read More »Monday, April 20, 1942
April 1, 1942
I don’t know whether or not the Japs celebrate April Fools’ Day, but I thought it possible they might try to pull something unusual today.… Read More »April 1, 1942
March 28, 1942
News release—announced over KGEI in San Francisco last night— stated that President Quezon and his party arrived in Australia yesterday. I thought we might hear… Read More »March 28, 1942
Sunday, February 22, 1942
Went to General Marshall’s for Sunday dinner in honor of General Chu and Dr. T. V. Soong – both Chinese. Longest I’ve been out of… Read More »Sunday, February 22, 1942