September 14, 1945, Friday
Visit of family. I saw Victor, my new grandson, son of Paddy and Lily, for the first time. Since my arrival, I had been conferring… Read More »September 14, 1945, Friday
Leonard Wood
July 2, 1945 Monday
The Sunday Times of June 24, 1945 reports that new parties are being organized. Three parties will probably fight for power and control of the… Read More »July 2, 1945 Monday
January 7-8, 1943
Shoreham Hotel. Arrived in answer to a telegram asking me to come as soon as I could. Quezon was looking very well and in good… Read More »January 7-8, 1943
July 15, 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
July 14, 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
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
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 22, 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
June 7, 1942
Quezon thinks this is a business war, caused by slavish imitation by Japanese of the Western powers’ methods of monopoly. If the Japanese had not closed the… Read More »June 7, 1942