September 24th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Telegram received from Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill

White House

WSC

12:00am

Memorandum drafted to Sec. of State Cordell Hull

Note: A letter from FDR to William Phillips was also enclosed in the memorandum to Cordell Hull

White House

, PRI

8:30am

Arrive Washington, DC

Washington, DC

STE, TU

8:46am

Arrive White House

White House

, USH

10:30am

V. Valta Parma

Note: Conflict with Ushers Dairy

Office

STE, TU, PAI

10:32am

To Office

White House

USH

10:45am

Edward O'Neal

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:00am

FCC Chairm. James Lawrence Fly

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Mayor John McDonough (St. Paul, MN)

Office

STE, PAI

11:45am

Mayor Roy LeCray

Note: President's Appointment Index has name "LeCRAW"

Office

STE, PAI

12:00pm

Basil O'Connor, Keith Morgan, George Allen, Tom Wrigley

Note: President's Appointment Index has "Infantile Paralysis Check"

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:15pm

Charles Roeser

Note: President's Appointment Index has comment: Friend of Elliot Roosevelt's

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

NYC Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Sen. George W. Norris (NE), David Niles, et al.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:30pm

(lunch) Atty. Gen. Robert H. Jackson

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:03pm

Press Conf. #682 (FDR, Gen. Edwin M. Watson)

Office

PC, TU, STE

3:30pm

(John Franklin (Jay Franklin) Carter)

Note: Time given only "after Press Conference". 1530 assumed.

Office

PAI

3:45pm

Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith

White House

PAI

5:00pm

British Amb. Lord Lothian

Office

PAI

6:55pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

STE

7:00pm

Telegram drafted to Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill

White House

WSC

7:30pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

10:50pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Basil O'Connor (dep. 1515)

USH

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

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