September 19th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Memorandum drafted to Sec. of State Cordell Hull

White House

PRI

9:50am –

10:12am

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

White House

USH

11:00am

Jesse H. Jones (takes oath as Secretary of Commerce)

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:05am

To Office via Dentist's office

White House

USH

11:15am

Rep. Lyndon B. Johnson (TX)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Japanese Amb. Kensuke Horinouchi

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

John P. Erickson (Dem. Natl. Committeeman, MN)

Office

STE, PAI

12:45pm

(Warren Hall - New York Daily News)

Office

STE

12:45pm

Ecuadorian Ambassador

Note: Conflict with Stenographer's log

Office

TU

1:00pm

(lunch) (Samuel I. Rosenman)

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE, TU

4:00pm

(Elliott Roosevelt)

Office

STE

5:15pm

(Matthew McCloskey)

Office

STE, PAI

7:10pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:30pm –

9:20pm

(dinner) Household, Edward J. Flynn

White House

USH

9:45pm –

10:30pm

Miss Roberta Burrows

White House

USH

10:43pm

To station enroute to Philadelphia, PA, and Hyde Park, NY, accompanied by Amb. and Mrs. Anthony J. D. Biddle, Jr., Amb. William C. Bullitt, Marguerite A. LeHand

Office

USH, STE, TU

11:00pm

Leave for Philadelphia, PA and Hyde Park, NY

Washington, DC

TRP

11:53pm

Pass Camden Station, Baltimore, MD

On train

TRP

11:59pm

Pass Mt Royal Station, Baltimore, MD

On train

TRP

Houseguest

Elliott Roosevelt (arr. 1912), Samuel I. Rosenman (dep. 8:40)

USH

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

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