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
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
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 tells me that when he went to Corregidor on December 24 last, part of the “doubts” about the policy he should adopt were based… Read More »June 15-16, 1942
At noon to Capitol with General Valdes and Colonel Andres Soriano. Valdes says he is going back to service in Australia next week. I felt… Read More »June 2, 1942
Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. May 30th 1942 A few days ago, Quezon had wired me at Charlottesville, Virginia, inviting me to join him as his… Read More »May 30, 1942
Civilian evacuees from Bataan report that the Japanese are hastily building large bamboo stairs to scale the cliffs of Corregidor. Barges are also being constructed… Read More »May 3, 1942
HQ, MIS, BATAAN This place has turned into hell. The Japs are battering the lines from morning to evening, pounding the front from the air… Read More »April 2, 1942