April 10th, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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12:00am |
Proclamation No. 2394 issued |
White House |
PP |
|
12:00am |
Executive Order 8389 issued Note: No start time available |
White House |
PP |
|
10:00am |
Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (TX) |
White House |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:30am |
U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, Federal Loan Agency Admin. Jesse H. Jones Note: Office arrival and scheduled meeting conlict |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
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11:43am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:45am |
Col. F. C. Harrington (WPA Commissioner) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Charles Rist (from France) |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
12:15pm |
M. W. Thatcher (Chairman, Legislative Committee of National Farmers Union) with leaders of Farmers Union and National Federation of Grain Cooperatives |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:30pm |
Sen. George W. Norris (NE), Sen. Carl Hayden (AZ), re reclamation in Great Plain area |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
2:00pm |
Motored |
Washington, DC |
STE |
|
3:00pm |
Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
3:15pm |
FCC Chairm. James Lawrence Fly Note: President's Appointment Index has date of 04/11/1940 |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
4:00pm |
Danish Minister Henrik de Kauffman |
Office |
STE, PAI |
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4:30pm |
Justice Felix Frankfurter, Archibold MacLeish (Librarian of Congress), Dr. R. D. W. Connor (Archivist) |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
5:30pm |
Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Asst. Sec. of State Adolf A. Berle, Edward H. Foley, Jr. (Treas. Dept. Counsel) |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
7:00pm |
Returned from Office via Doctor's office |
Office |
USH |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) alone |
White House |
USH |
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10:25pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
Houseguest |
Harry L. Hopkins (arr. 3:10), Mrs. E. von Hesse (dep. 4:40) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.
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April 10 1940 - Stenographers Diary
April 10 1940 - Ushers Log
April 10 1940 - Ushers Log



