October 11th, 1937

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:15am –

9:45am

Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Note: ER's Birthday

White House

USH

10:50am

To Office

White House

USH

10:50am –

11:10am

Sumner Welles

Office

STE, TU

11:25am –

11:45am

Amb. William Phillips (Italy)

Office

STE, TU

11:45am –

11:50am

Returned from Office to do broadcast for Memorial Sevices of Gen. Krzyzanowski

Note: Ceremonies at Arlington, broadcast from Oval Room

White House

STE, TU, USH

11:50am

To Office once again

White House

USH

12:00pm –

12:15pm

Aubrey Williams

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm –

12:30pm

Charles West

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm –

12:45pm

Charles W. Taussig

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm –

2:00pm

Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Henry Morgenthau, Jr. and Dir. Daniel W. Bell

Office

STE, TU

2:45pm

Henry F. Grady

Note: This meeting apparently rescheduled from 12:45 P.M.

Office

STE

5:00pm –

6:25pm

Returned from Office for Tea with Vittorio Mussolini, The Italian Ambassador, Amb. William Phillips, and Sumner Welles

White House

STE, TU, USH

6:25pm –

7:10pm

To pool

White House

USH

8:00pm –

11:15pm

(dinner) ER, Household, Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt, G. Hall Roosevelt, Col. Henry Osthagen, Sec. and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Marvin H. McIntyre, Stephen T. Early, Mrs. Malvina T. Scheider. All retired to East Room after dinner, where Thomas Corcoran held forth at the piano until 11:15

White House

USH

ER

In Washington DC

USH

Houseguest

Basil Maine (left 2:30), Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (arr. 7:10)

USH

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

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