April 16th, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
10:00am |
VP John Nance Garner, Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Spkr. William B. Bankhead |
White House |
USH, STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:00am |
Mrs. Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Norman Rockwell and 3 small children who were photographed Note: President's Appointments Index has note that Mrs. Fisher did not come |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:10am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:10am |
Rep. Edward J. Hart (NJ) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:20am |
Sen. Josh Lee (OK) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:30am |
Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Chinese Amb. Hu Shih, Dr. K. P. Chen |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:40am |
Rep. Abe Murdock (UT) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:50am |
Rep. Jack Nichols (OK), re taxes and deeds |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Rep. Jerry Voorhis (CA) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:10pm |
Rep. John W. McCormack (MA), re Wages and Hours bill |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:20pm |
Sen. H. H. Schwartz (WY) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:50pm |
Rep. Brent Spence (KY) |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
2:30pm |
From Office to Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC accompanied by aides, Ross T. McIntire, Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley, Mr. Hasseth, Mr. McReynolds, Mr. Rowe Note: (PICS) |
Office |
USH |
|
5:05pm |
Returned to Office |
Washington, DC |
USH |
|
6:55pm |
Returned from Office via pool |
Office |
USH |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) Household and seven invited guests |
White House |
USH |
|
8:40pm |
Grace G. Tully (steno.) |
White House |
USH |
|
11:15pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
Returned to White House at 0940. In Washington, DC for rest of day |
USH |
|
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Houseguest |
G. Hall Roosevelt (arr. 9:35, dep. 9:50), Mme. E. Curie (arr. 4:50), Mrs. E. von Hesse (arr. 6:00), Mrs. L. Thompson (arr. 5:25), Dr. Miriam Van Waters (arr. 5:25) |
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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April 16 1940 - Stenographers Diary
April 16 1940 - Ushers Log
April 16 1940 - Ushers Log
