January 27th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am –

1:15am

(supper - State dining Room) for cast of show. 47 guests from previous day

White House

USH

1:20am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:00am

Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines (Admin. Veterans Affairs)

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:17am

To Office

White House

USH

11:30am

Sen. and Mrs. William G. McAdoo

Note: Tully Diary shows this at 1115.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:20pm

Returned from Office to Apartments via Doctor's office

White House

USH

12:30pm

Lowell Mellett (Admin. Asst.)

Note: The paper attached to the Usher's Diary has this entry in parentheses and the notation returned to W.H. at 1220 written above.

White House

TU

12:45pm

Presentation of Birthday Cake

Note: The paper attached to the Usher's Diary has this entry in parentheses and the notation returned to W.H. at 1220 written above.

White House

TU

12:55pm

Lt. Governor and Mrs. Murphy

Note: The paper attached to the Usher's Diary has this entry in parentheses and the notation returned to W.H. at 1220 written above.

White House

TU

1:00pm

(Lunch) Thomas G. Corocoran

Note: The paper attached to the Usher's Diary has this entry in parentheses and the notation returned to W.H. at 1220 written above.

White House

TU

7:30pm

(dinner) Tray in bed

White House

USH

8:30pm

Conference in Study with Treas. Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Sen. Charles L. McNary (OR), Rep. John W. McCormack (MA), Rep. Martin, Rep. Sol Bloom (NY), Rep. Luther A. Johnson (TX); Mr. Hackworth, Ed Foley

White House

USH

10:20pm –

11:15pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

11:25pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Left for New York, NY at 0145

USH

Houseguest

Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 7:48)

USH

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

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