February 13th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Letter drafted to Myron C. Taylor

White House

PRI

12:00am

Letter drafted to Francis J. Spellman

White House

PRI

12:00am

Letter drafted to VP John Nance Garner and Spkr. William B. Bankhead

White House

PP

12:00am

Sen. Josh Lee (OK)

Note: No time given

Office

PAI

10:45am

To Office via Dentist's office

White House

USH

10:45am

Rep. Thomas H. Cullen (NY)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Ralph Ingersoll, Mrs. Laura Hobson (his fiancee). Appointment requested by Thomas G. Corcoran

Note: President's Appointments Index has this for February 12

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Federal Security Agency Admin. Paul V. McNutt

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Mohammed Schayesteh (Minister of Iran), to present papers

Office

STE, USH, TU, PAI

12:15pm

Cimon P. Diamantopoulos (Minister of Greece)

Office

STE, USH, TU, PAI

12:30pm

FCC Chairm. James Lawrence Fly

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Rep. Lindsay C. Warren (NC), Rep. Clifton A. Woodrum (VA)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Agriculture Sec. Henry A. Wallace

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Amb. to Great Britain Joseph P. Kennedy

Office

LOR, STE, PAI

4:12pm

Press Conf. # 623 (FDR)

Office

PC, TU, STE

4:20pm

James J. McEntee (Asst. Dir. C.C.C.)

Office

STE, PAI

7:20pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:40pm –

11:00pm

(dinner) Household, Grace G. Tully

White House

USH

11:00pm –

12:10am

To Doctor's office

Note: Retired at 12:20 am the following morning

White House

USH

ER

Left at 12:47 for New York, NY, Syracuse NY, and Elmira NY

USH

Houseguest

Abbott Simon (dep. 10:30), Mrs. von Hesse (arr. 2:45)

USH

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

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