April 17th, 1934

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:30am

Received the President of Haiti, Vincent, who was accompanied by Minister of Haiti to US, The Minister of Finance of Haiti, the American Minister to Haiti, James E. Dunn of the State Dept.

Note: The President of Haiti was greeted at the North Portico. They then went to the Red Parlor for a conference. Following that the President of Haiti was shown to his apartments and greeted there by ER.

White House

USH

11:00am

To Office

White House

USH

11:00am

Sec. Daniel C. Roper

Office

STE

11:15am

Sec. Daniel C. Roper, Henry A. Wallace, Frances W. Perkins

Office

STE

11:45am

Rep. McLeod, A. M. Palmer, Merriam Crowley

Office

STE

12:00pm

Rep. Bloom, et. al.

Office

STE

12:15pm

Texas Group

Office

STE

1:00pm –

3:00pm

Returned from Office for luncheon in honor of the President of Haiti with 28 Invited Guests. Rectangular table. No music. After luncheon retired to Red Parlor for a conference.

Note: Toasts drunk with Sherry wine (being first toasts since repeal of the 18th amendment)

White House

USH

3:00pm

To Office accompanied by the President of Haiti and his party.

White House

USH

3:25pm

The President of Haiti left for his hotel

Office

USH

3:45pm

Sen. Robert F. Wagner

Office

STE

5:00pm –

6:05pm

President of Haiti returned for tea with FDR, ER. Also present were Miss Johnson, Mrs. Mark Etheridge, Herbert Pell, Rex and Mrs. Harter, Mrs. Charles Edward Courtney, Mrs. Jerome Connor, Mrs. George Johnson, Mr. Monroe, Miss Katherine Moore, Mrs. Owen Winston

Note: Miss Johnson did several vocal selections. The writing on this entry was difficult to read. Some first names are ommitted because I could not read them and some last names may be incorrectly spelled for same reason.

White House

USH

6:10pm –

6:40pm

To pool

White House

USH

7:45pm –

9:00pm

(dinner) Household, ER, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Tomas, Grace G. Tully

Note: ER left at 2040.

White House

USH

10:45pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC, left for NYC in late evening

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Louis M. Howe (arr. 11:18 am)

USH

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

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