February 26th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

1:10am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:15am –

11:45am

Sec. of State Cordell Hull, War Sec. Henry L. Stimson, Navy U Sec. James V. Forrestal, Gen. George C. Marshall (Chief of Staff), Adm. Harold R. Stark (Chief of Naval Operations)

White House

USH, STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

Commerce Sec. Jesse H. Jones

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

William Paley

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:40am

Sir Hugh Dowding ( Harry L. Hopkins)

Note: Conflict with usher's log. Tully Diary lists only Dowding.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:57am

To Office

White House

USH

12:30pm

Gano Dunn

Note: Stenographer's Diary lists Gano Dunn at 1430.

White House

TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Chester Davis

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Sec. of State Cordell Hull, War Sec. Henry L. Stimson, Treas. Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Navy U Sec. James V. Forrestal

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:30pm

Gano Dunn

Note: Tully log and President's Appointment Index have a Gano Dunn appointment at 1230.

Office

STE

7:20pm

Returned from Office via pool, Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

10:45pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

11:40pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Left for New York, NY at 0135.

USH

Houseguest

R. Lanthier (arr. 0825)

USH

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

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