September 18th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:15am

Arrive Knoxville, TN

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

12:20am

Leave Knoxville, TN

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

1:45am

Arrive Bulls Gap, TN

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

1:50am

Leave Bulls Gap, TN

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

3:55am

Arrive Bristol, VA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

4:05am

Leave Bristol, VA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

7:45am

Arrive Roanoke, VA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

7:55am

Leave Roanoke,VA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

9:00am

Pass Montview, VA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

9:15am

Arrive Monroe, VA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

9:25am

Leave Monroe, VA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

11:20am

Arrive Weyburn, VA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

11:25am

Leave Weyburn, VA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

1:45pm

Arrive Washington, DC

Washington, DC

TRP, STE, TU

2:10pm

Arrive White House

Washington,DC

USH

2:45pm

Work on speech

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE

3:00pm

To Office

White House

STE

7:15pm

Returned from Office via pool and Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:40pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

10:15pm –

11:45am

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

12:00am

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Returned to White House at 0740. Left for New York at 1445

USH

Houseguest

Samuel I. Rosenman (arr. 2:10), Harry L. Hopkins (dep. 2400)

USH

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

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