April 30th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Letter drafted to Adm. Harold R. Stark (Chief of Naval Operations)

White House

PRI

12:00am

Statement issued

White House

PP

10:35am

To Office via Dentist's office

White House

USH

11:30am

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

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:35am

Lowell Mellett

Office

STE

12:00pm

Sen. Joseph F. Guffey (PA)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:15pm

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Griscom

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

E. H. Birmingham

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Commerce U Sec. Edward J. Noble

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Asst. Comm. Sec. J. Monroe Johnson

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Tibor Eckhardt

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:00pm

Motoring

Washington, DC

STE

4:00pm

To Office

White House

USH

4:08pm

Press Conf. # 639 (FDR)

Office

PC, STE, TU

4:20pm

Lowell Mellett

Office

STE

4:30pm

Rep. Henry B. Steagall (AL)

Office

PAI

7:00pm

Returned from Office via pool

Office

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household, Mrs. Van, Miss Philip

White House

USH

7:30pm

Views movie: "Lights Out in Europe"

White House

USH

10:30pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. E. von Hesse (arr. 8:00)

USH

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

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