March 15th, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:50am

Retired from previous day.

White House

USH

9:55am –

10:35am

G. Hall Roosevelt

White House

USH

10:36am –

10:50am

U Sec. of State Sumner Welles

White House

USH

10:52am

To Office

White House

USH

10:55am

Min. Leland Harrison

Office

STE, TU

11:00am

Agriculture Sec. Henry A. Wallace and AAA Administration re Cotton: R. M. Evans, Admin. of AAA; J. B. Hitson, Asst. Admin. of AAA; I. W. Duggan, Regional Director; Carl Robbins, Assistant in Charge of Marketing

Office

STE, TU

11:15am

John Lawrence of Boston, MA

Office

STE, TU

11:25am

Sen. Burton K. Wheeler with Charles S. Hauswirth, Mayor of Butte, MT

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

William C. Dickerman (President of American Locomotive Co.)

Office

STE, TU

11:40am

TVA Board

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

British Amb. Lindsay with Lord Harlech

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm

Adolf A. Berle

Note: STE entry crossed out.

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Sen. Patrick Harrison, Rep. Jere Cooper, U Sec. John Hanes

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Frank C. Murphy

Office

STE, TU

2:45pm

(G. Hall Roosevelt and Charles Harwood)

Office

STE

3:00pm

Commr. Helvering

Note: Adolf A. Berle entry crossed out.

Office

STE

3:15pm

(Carl Arlt - Bureau of Printing and Engraving)

Office

STE

3:45pm

Adolf A. Berle

Office

STE

4:30pm

(Mrs. Caroline O'Day and Miss Marian Dickerman)

Note: Conflicts with USH source which is 1720 to 1750 hrs.

Office

STE

5:15pm

Commr. Helvering

White House

STE

5:55pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

11:15pm

(dinner) Household , John C. Wiley and Mrs. Wiley, Stewart McDonald and Grace G. Tully

White House

USH

11:25pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Edinburg, TX

USH

Houseguest

Miss C. Enright (nurse) (arr. 8:20)

USH

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

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