February 8th, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:00am |
Memorandum drafted to Capt. Daniel Callaghan |
White House |
PRI |
|
12:00am |
Letter drafted to William Philips |
White House |
PRI |
|
12:00am |
Memorandum drafted to Interior Sec. Harold L. Ickes |
White House |
PRI |
|
12:00am |
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia (NYC) Note: President's Appointment Index gives no time |
White House |
PAI |
|
12:00am |
William MacDuffie (Elliott Roosevelt's Assistant) Note: No time given in President's Appointment Index |
White House |
PAI |
|
11:00am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:00am |
Sen. Sherman Minton (IN), re purchase of Indiana limestone |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:15am |
Rep. Albert Thomas (TX), re Naval Training School for Gulf Coast flyers at La Porte, TX Note: Presidents' Appointments Index has this meeting for 02/09 |
Office |
USH, TU, PAI |
|
11:30am |
Lithgow Osborne |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:45am |
Swedish Prince Bertil |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Myron Taylor Note: Have both Myron C. Taylor and Myron A. Taylor. Not clear if they are the same and which one this Myron Taylor entry refers to. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:15pm |
Sec. of State Cordell Hull, Navy Sec. Charles Edison, War Sec. Harry H. Woodring, Col. James H. Burns (Executive Asst. to War Sec.), Joseph C. Green (Chief, State Dept. Div. of Controls) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:45pm |
British Amb. Lord Lothian, Dr. Chaim Weizman (Head of Zionist movement in Great Britain) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) LeRoy King (NY) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
2:00pm |
Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Note: Tully's diary has Morgenthau at 1350 and Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia at 1400. |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
7:00pm |
Returned from Office via Doctor's office |
Office |
STE |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) (alone) |
White House |
USH |
|
10:30pm |
To Diplomatic Reception Room to broadcast to banquet of Boy Scouts of America |
White House |
USH, TU, PAI |
|
11:05pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
Houseguest |
Mr. and Mrs. Harper Pauls (arr. 3:40), William Hinckley (arr. 3:40), G. Hall Roosevelt (arr. 8:40), G. Segal (arr. 8:40) |
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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February 8 1940 - Stenographers Diary
February 8 1940 - Ushers Log
February 8 1940 - Ushers Log
