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
Henry Stimson
September 6-9, 1943
Saranac Lake, N.Y. This is the first entry in this diary for more than three months. Early in June, Quezon was attacked by bronchitis and… Read More »September 6-9, 1943
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
July 1, 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
June 25, 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
May 30, 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
19 Apr. ’42
Corporal cooled off this AM and is very courteous. Axe fell when Azura and Tanaka come at nine and said this place was to be… Read More »19 Apr. ’42
December 24, 1941
I received word this morning that Churchill was anxious for a talk with me on the subject of the Philippines, so I spent the first… Read More »December 24, 1941
December 14, 1941
While MacArthur seems to be putting up a strong defense, he is losing planes very fast and, with the sea cut off by the loss… Read More »December 14, 1941