May 3rd, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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12:00am |
Letter drafted to Joseph P. Kennedy |
White House |
, PRI |
|
12:00am |
Memorandum drafted to Interior Sec. Harold L. Ickes |
White House |
PRI |
|
12:25am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
|
10:25am |
Lt. Gov. Charles Polletti (NY) |
White House |
PAI |
|
10:48am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
10:49am |
Press Conf. # 640 (FDR) |
Office |
PC, STE, TU |
|
11:00am |
John M. Carmody (Administrator, Federal Works Agency) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:15am |
Rep. James F. O'Connor (MT) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:30am |
Bishop W. J. Walls (5th Episcopal District, A.M.E. Zion Church) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:45am |
Asst. Sec. of State Joseph E. Davies |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Rep. Adolph J. Sabath (IL) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) War Sec. Henry L. Stimson, Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
2:00pm |
Cabinet |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
5:05pm |
Returned from Office to South Portico to address members of National Institute of Government Conference (Democratic National Committee) |
White House |
USH, TU, PAI |
|
5:15pm |
Address to the delegates attending the National Institute of Government, conducted by the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee |
White House |
PP, STE, TU |
|
5:20pm |
To pool |
White House |
USH |
|
6:35pm |
To Apartments via Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) Marguerite A. LeHand |
White House |
USH |
|
8:30pm – 8:45pm |
Gen. George C. Marshall |
White House |
USH |
|
8:45pm – 9:00pm |
Thomas Corcoran |
White House |
USH |
|
9:05pm – 9:45pm |
Mrs. R. J. Rumelt (steno.) |
White House |
USH |
|
9:50pm – 10:20pm |
Gen. George C. Marshall, Chief of Naval Operations |
White House |
USH |
|
10:50pm |
To station enroute to Hyde Park, NY accompanied Marguerite A. LeHand |
White House |
USH, STE, TU |
|
11:00pm |
Leave Washington, DC (via train) for Hyde Park, NY accompanied by Marguerite A. LeHand, William D. Hassett, Grace G. Tully, Henry M. Kannee, Miss Louise Hochmeister, Miss Mable Williams, George A. Fox, Dewey E. Long, Secret Service Agents, Newspapermen, Photographers, Broadcasting representatives., Telegraph representatives. |
Washington, DC |
TRP |
|
ER |
Returned to White House at 0740. In Washington, DC for rest of day. |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Miss Nancy Cook (arr. 2:05), Miss Molly Dawson (arr. 4:50), Miss Marion Dickerman (arr. 5:20), Miss Pattison (arr. 5:20), Miss McGee (arr. 5:20), Miss Dunning (arr. 5:20), Miss Martan (arr. 5:20), Miss McArthur (arr. 5:20) |
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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May 3 1940 - Stenographers Diary
May 3 1940 - Ushers Log
May 3 1940 - Ushers Log
