April 12th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Letter drafted to James Towsend

White House

PRI

12:00am

Letter drafted to James Benson

White House

PRI

12:00am

Greeting sent to Dr. Frank P. Graham (Southern Conference for Human Welfare)

White House

PP

12:00am

Statement issued

White House

PP

9:30am –

10:20am

Assist. Sec. Alvin J. Wirtz, Rep. Lyndon B. Johnson (TX)

White House

USH

10:40am

To Office

White House

USH

10:40am

Press Conf. # 635 (FDR)

Office

PC, TU

10:45am

Sec. of State Cordell Hull, Sen. Patrick Harrison (MS), Agriculture Sec. Henry A. Wallace, Rep. Robert L. Doughton (NC)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

John G. Winant

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Sen. David I. Walsh (MA), Rep. Carl Vinson (GA)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

William M. Stuart (Washington Post stamp editor)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:55pm

Clark Griffith (Washington Baseball Club)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Agriculture Sec. Henry A. Wallace

Office

STE, TU

1:50pm

Norman H. Davis (Chmn. American Red Cross)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE, TU

3:30pm

Sen. Joseph F. Guffey (PA)

Office

STE, PAI

7:00pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Harry L. Hopkins, (Commerce Sec. Henry A. Wallace)

White House

USH

10:40pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Miss Lorena Hickok (dep. 3:30), Diana Hopkins and nurse (arr. 4:15)

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.

 
 
 

US and World Events plus Additional Resources