October 2nd, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

A Greeting on Navy Day

White House

PP

1:25am

Retired

White House

USH

10:15am –

10:20am

M. Hartley Howe

White House

USH

10:20am

(A. P. Gianinni)

White House

USH, PAI

11:00am

J. David Stern

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

Asst. Atty. Gen. Norman Littell

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:26am

To Office

White House

USH

11:30am

Walter Cummings

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Sen. William H. Smathers (NJ), Sen. W. Warren Barbour (NJ), Rep. D. Lane Powers (NJ), Thomas S. Dignan (Democratic candidate for Congress, Mr. Holly district, NJ)

Note: President's Appointment Index also has Mark Reynolds (Chairman Mt. Holly, NJ, Flood Committee)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:50am

Sen. Claude Pepper (FL)

Office

TU, PAI

12:15pm

Hungarian Min. John Pelenyi

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Sen. Richard B. Russell, Jr., Rep. Carl Vinson, W. T. Anderson, Bob Persons

Note: President's Appointment Index has pencilled note that Sen. Russell "could not come. Vinson brought them in"

Office

TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Sen. Claude Pepper (FL)

Office

STE, TU

7:10pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

11:00pm

(dinner) Household, Victor Sholis

White House

USH

11:05pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Samuel I. Rosenman (arr. 4:50)

USH

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

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