March 27th, 1937

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

11:35am

Return from Atlanta and Warm Springs, GA

White House

STE, USH

11:45am

To Office

White House

USH

12:00pm –

12:15pm

(Dick Southgate)

Office

STE

12:15pm –

12:25pm

Frances W. Perkins

Office

STE, TU

12:25pm –

12:40pm

Sen. Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.

Office

STE, TU

12:40pm –

1:00pm

John Gaus

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Cordell Hull

Office

STE, TU

2:30pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

2:30pm –

2:55pm

(Maj. George Berry)

White House

STE, TU, USH

2:30pm –

3:00pm

(Thomas Corcoran, Charles West, Benjamin V. Cohen)

Note: Time overlaps Maj Berry appointment. Not clear if this is same meeting.

White House

TU, USH

4:00pm

Spkr. William B. Bankhead and Rep. Sam T. Rayburn

White House

STE, TU, USH

5:00pm –

7:03pm

VP John Nance Garner and Rep. Joseph T. Robinson

Note: Time conflicts with Tea at 5:00 P.M., but meeting with VP and Rep Robinson is thought to be correct.

White House

STE, TU, USH

5:30pm

(tea) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kernan and daughter (Quebec)

Note: Usher Diary indicates ER, not FDR, at this tea. FDR apparently with VP and Sen Robinson (see 5:00 P.M.)

White House

STE, TU

7:45pm –

10:50pm

(dinner) Household, including ER, Mr. and Mrs. Julien Bryan, and Capt. Torr. "March of Time" film

Note: Bryan's are not included as dinner guests in Usher Diary. President retired at 12:20 A.M.

White House

STE, TU, USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Miss Marguerite A. LeHand (returned 11:35), Miss Helen Reynolds (arr. 3:50), Mr. and Mrs. William Dana and Lovena Hickok (arr. 4:45), Mr. and Mrs. Julian Bryan (arr. 6:20), Mr. and Mrs. Adolph (arr. 9:02)

USH

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

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