Thelma and Lowell's Diary: May 18, 1943

She irons, then runs on a golf course for exercise; FDR meets with Duke of Windsor

Remember all those clothes Thelma dampened last night? Well, she spent the entire morning ironing them. That evening after supper, she and Lowell walked over to Audubon Park “and ran around on the golf course. (To give me my daily exercise.),” she wrote.

At the White House, President Roosevelt was continuing his meetings with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who brought a guest with him today: the former King Edward VIII, known since his abdication as the Duke of Windsor. To read on, you will need to be a paid subscriber. Click below to upgrade.