April 11th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Sent to Congress Reorganization Plan (part IV)

White House

LOR, PP

12:00am

Letter drafted to Ellen M. C. Roosevelt

White House

PRI

12:00am

Letter drafted to Marvin Jones (Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, the House of Representatives)

White House

PP

10:00am –

10:42am

Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (TX)

White House

USH

11:00am

Sen. Matthew M. Neely (WV)

Note: Office arrival and scheduled meetings conflict.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

To Office

White House

USH

11:15am

FCC Chairm. James Lawrence Fly

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

Chief Naval Ops. Adm. Harold R. Stark

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

John M. Carmody (Administrator, Federal Works Agency) re book signing

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Dr. Guy Emery Shipler (Editor, The Churchman), Dr. Richard Shipley, representatives of Associated Church Press

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:15pm

Rep. Clarence Cannon (MO)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Archduke Otto, Archduke Felix of Hapsburg

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:55pm

Mrs. William Corwith (National President, American Legion Auxiliary). Presenting first poppy to FDR.

Office

STE, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch)

Office

STE

2:00pm

Motoring

Washington, DC

STE

3:15pm

(Return from ride)

White House

STE

3:30pm

Sen. James F. Byrnes (SC), re Naval Appropriations bill

Office

STE, TU, PAI

6:10pm

Returned from Office

Office

USH

7:30pm –

10:35pm

(dinner) Marguerite A. LeHand, Harry L. Hopkins, Grace G. Tully

White House

USH

10:55pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 0930)

USH

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

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