April 1st, 1937

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:35am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:30am –

11:00am

Harold L. Ickes

Office

STE, TU

10:45am

To Office

White House

USH

11:00am –

11:10am

Jesse H. Jones

Office

STE, TU

11:15am –

11:25am

Act. Dir. Daniel W. Bell

Office

STE, TU

11:25am –

11:30am

Gov. Leslie Jensen (SD)

Office

STE, TU

11:30am –

11:35am

Rep. Compton I. White

Office

STE, TU

11:35am

Rep's. Alfred F. Beiter, Charles Kramer, John J. Dempsey, Wesley E. Disney, Harry L. Haines, and Jennings Randolph

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley and Sen. Hugo L. Black

Office

STE, TU

3:30pm

(Walter Bradley and son)

Office

STE, TU

5:02pm

Returned from Office for tea with ER, Leonard Elmhirst, Michael Straight, Ray Fisher

White House

USH

7:30pm –

8:20pm

(dinner) Household, including ER, Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Leith, Elizabeth Peabody, Victoria Hartwell, Mr. and Mrs. William Parker, Sandy Parker, Mrs. William B. Parson, Jr., Mrs. Donald Alexander, William Safford

White House

USH

8:20pm –

8:25pm

To North Portico to see Their Excellencies Gov. Gen. and Lady Tweedsmuir

White House

USH

8:25pm –

11:25pm

To Ft. Myers Exhibit accompanied by ER and all dinner guests (Horse Show)

Fort Myers, MD

USH

11:35pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

InWashington, DC , left by train shortly after midnight for New York, NY

USH

Houseguest

Their Excellencies Gov. Gen. and Mrs. Tweedsmuir, Col. O'Connor, Mr. Redfern, Mrs. Pape, and staff (left 8:20).

USH

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

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