February 20th, 1937

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:45am –

1:00pm

Capt. Locke

White House

USH

1:00pm –

2:00pm

(lunch) Household and Mr. Clark

White House

USH

2:00pm –

2:15pm

Mr. Mearnes

White House

USH

4:15pm –

5:00pm

Aubrey Williams

Note: End time conflicts with 4:30 P.M. meeting with American Youth Congress

White House

USH

4:30pm –

4:55pm

American Youth Congress Delegates - Miss Terlin, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Hinkley, Mr. Strong, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Herndon, Mr. Lash

White House

STE, TU, USH

5:00pm –

6:30pm

VP John Nance Garner and Sen's.Joseph T. Robinson, Patrick Harrison, Ashurst, Barkley, Hugo L. Black and James F. Byrnes

Note: Sen Guffey is also listed as in attendance in the Tully Diary and in the Steno Diary, but not in the Usher Diary

White House

STE, TU, USH

6:00pm –

7:40pm

Sen's. Lynn J. Frazier, Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., Gerald P. Nye, Lewis B. Schwellenbach, Homer T. Bone

Note: This meeting apparently overlaps with the 5:00 P.M. meeting with the V.P. and other senators

White House

STE, TU, USH

7:45pm

(dinner) Household, Mrs. James Roosevelt, Mr. Skillman, Miss Broggiotte, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, Thomas Corcoran, Mr. Spivak

Note: Usher diary notes that Miss DuPont was taken ill with appendicitis and attended by Dr. McIntire. FDR retired at 1:15 A.M.

White House

USH

Houseguest

Miss duPont taken ill with appendicitis.

USH

USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary

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