October 12th, 1937

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

1:47am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:30am –

10:45am

Sec. Daniel C. Roper

Note: Conflicts with time of leaving White House

Office

STE, TU

10:45am

To Office

Note: Conflict with time of first Office appointment

White House

USH

10:45am –

11:00am

Rep. John J. O'Connor

Office

STE, TU

11:00am –

11:15am

George Creel

Office

STE, TU

11:15am –

11:30am

The Swedish Ambassador

Office

STE, TU

11:30am –

11:45am

Rep's. Robert L. Doughton and Fred M. Vinson (KY)

Note: Name is spelled Vincent in Tulley Diary, probably incorrectly

Office

STE, TU

11:45am –

12:00pm

Harllee Branch

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm –

12:15pm

Dr. Hu Shih

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE, TU

4:00pm –

4:15pm

Press Conf. PC#402

Office

STE, TU, PC

4:15pm –

4:30pm

(Raymond L. Buell)

Office

STE

4:30pm

Chair. John H. Fahey

Office

STE, TU

7:05pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

8:30pm

(supper) in Apartments

White House

USH

9:20pm –

10:25pm

To Oval Room for "Broadcast" (Fireside Chat) - all systems. Preceded by stills, followed by newsreels.

White House

STE, TU, USH

10:25pm

To Apartments

White House

USH

10:45pm

Left for Station en route to Hyde Park, NY, accompanied by Marvin H. McIntyre, Marguerite A. LeHand

White House

STE, TU, USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (left 10:45), Miss Marguerite A. LeHand (left 10:45)

USH

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

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