January 25th, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
9:40am – 10:25am |
Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. |
White House |
USH |
|
11:00am |
Guy T. Helvering (Commissioner of Internal Revenue) Note: Office arrival and scheduled meeting conflict |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:15am |
Sen. Vic Donahey (OH) Note: Office arrival and scheduled meeting conflict |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:20am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:30am |
Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Jesse H. Jones, Surgeon Gen. Dr. Thomas Parran, Rep. Brent Spence (KY), Rep. Mansfield. To discuss bill on pollution of streams. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Asst. Sec. of State Breckenridge Long |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:30pm |
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler (MT), re United Miners Convention |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) Leon Henderson (SEC) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
3:15pm |
Mrs. Gertrude Ely (Bryn Mawr, PA). Continuation of Trade Agreement. Note: Tully log has this appointment at 1215. Instead Tully log has AFL presentation of birthday cake at 1500, but that seems to have been moved up to 1050 on January 25. |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
6:48pm |
Returned from Office via Doctor's office |
Office |
USH |
|
7:15pm – 8:16pm |
(dinner) Household, Miss Malvina Thompson, Colston Leigh |
White House |
USH |
|
8:16pm – 11:12pm |
To horse show for charities at Fort Myer arranged by Col. Patton. Accompanied by ER, C. Leigh, Miss Malvina Thompson Note: Departure time in Usher's diary (8:16 p.m.) conflicts with steno's diary (7:30 p.m.) |
White House |
USH, TU, PAI |
|
11:30pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Judge Robert Marx (arr. 9:20), Mrs. D.K. Roosevelt (arr. 10:10), Miss Janet Roosevelt (arr. 10:10), Dr. and Mrs. McDonald (arr. 10:10), Mrs. H.G. Leach (dep. 10:35) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.
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January 25 1940 - Stenographers Diary
January 25 1940 - Ushers Log
January 25 1940 - Ushers Log



