January 26th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:35am

Retired

White House

USH

1:00pm –

2:25pm

(lunch) ER, Harry L. Hopkins, G. Hall Roosevelt

White House

USH

6:10pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

6:55pm –

7:35pm

Treas. Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

White House

USH

7:35pm

(dinner) ER, Harry L. Hopkins, Treas. Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller, VP Henry A. Wallace and Mrs. Wallace, Miss Malvina Thompson, Col. Henry Osthagen, Mrs. Helm

White House

USH

8:35pm –

11:15pm

To Infantile Paralysis Fund Show at National Theater, accompanied by dinner and house guests.

Note: Supper at 0000, retired at 0120 next day

White House

USH

ER

Returned from Philadelphia, PA at 0030. In Washington, DC the rest of the day.

USH

Houseguest

Mr. and Mrs. John Boettiger (dep. 4:40), Mrs. William Brown Meloney and secretary (Mrs. Riley) (arr. 4:50), Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (dep. 5:45), Mr. and Mrs. William Brown Meloney, Jr. (arr. 11:10)

USH

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

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