February 1st, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Letter drafted to Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill

White House

WSC

12:00am

Reappointed Marriner S. Eccles and Chester C. Davis to Federal Reserve Board

White House

LOR

12:00am

Letter drafted to Josephus Daniels

White House

PRI

12:00am

Letter drafted to Frederic A. Delano in Washington, DC

White House

PRI

12:00am

Lauchlin Currie (Admin. Asst.)

Note: President's Appointment Index gives no time for this meeting

Office

PAI

11:05am

To Office

White House

USH

11:50am

(Rep. J. Buell Snyder (PA) - Sign HR 7293)

Office

STE, PAI

12:00pm

Edward Hutchinson Robbins (of NY)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:15pm

Fourth Asst. Postmaster General Smith W. Purdum

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

(Director of Office of Government Reports Lowell Mellett, re situation in Oregon)

Office

STE, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Sec. of State Cordell Hull

Note: President's Appointment Index also shows a meeting with Sumner Welles for this day.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE, TU

6:20pm

Returned from Office via pool

Office

USH

7:00pm –

11:00pm

(dinner) (24)

White House

USH

9:00pm –

11:00pm

Army and Navy Reception; 1705 invited (1117)

White House

STE, TU, PAI

10:25pm

To Apartments

White House

USH

11:20pm –

11:50pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

11:50pm

To Union Station enroute to Hyde Park, NY accompanied by Marguerite A. LeHand

White House

TU, STE

11:59pm

Leave Washington, DC (via train) enroute to Hyde Park, NY accompanied by Marguerite A. LeHand, William D. Hassett, Grace G. Tully, Henry M. Kannee, Miss Louise Hochmeister, Mrs. Mary Ebon, George A. Fox, Dewey E. Long, Leo A. de Waard, Secret Service Agents, newspapermen, photographers, broadcasting representatives, telegraph representatives

Washington,DC

TRP

ER

In Washington, DC. (Left for New York, NY at 0010 next day)

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. J. C. Lord, Miss M. L. Lord, and maid (arr. 3:55); Mr. and Mrs. Connfelt (arr. 4:55); Miss Eve Curie and maid (arr. 4:55)

USH

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

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