July 6, 1969 — Sunday
I woke up at 4:30 a.m. I had a fair night. I shaved and went to 7 a.m. Holy Mass at San Beda Church. Father… Read More »July 6, 1969 — Sunday
Manuel Nieto
June 26, 1969 — Thursday
I went to the hospital this morning to visit Ambassador Nieto and discuss his interesting case with Dr. Venicio de Leon, our urologist and Dr.… Read More »June 26, 1969 — Thursday
May 29, 1969 — Thursday
I had an excellent night last night. I slept in bed for long stretches and woke up at 5 a.m. very well rested. At 9… Read More »May 29, 1969 — Thursday
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
December 1943–May 31, 1944
Towards the middle of December 1943, Quezon moved with his family to Miami, Florida. He craved the sunshine and warmth of a climate more nearly… Read More »December 1943–May 31, 1944
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
March 11, 1943
Shoreham Hotel. Conversation with Major (Dr.) Trepp. Disillusionment of a doctor. Dr Trepp, aged 56, short, stocky with thick shoulders and a round skull–a typical… Read More »March 11, 1943
January 20, 1943
Shoreham Hotel. Quezon and Nieto back from an hour with J. Edgar Hoover, Chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ever since Coolidge’s day. He… Read More »January 20, 1943
August 9, 1942 — Sunday
In New York. Raining heavily. President did not attend Church. Went to Saint Patrick’s at 12.30 p.m. with Nieto, Torena, Diño. At 3 p.m. accompanied… Read More »August 9, 1942 — Sunday