August 13th, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:00am |
Memorandum drafted |
White House |
PRI |
|
8:30am |
Arrive Washington, DC |
USS Potomac |
STE, TU |
|
8:45am |
Arrive White House |
White House |
USH |
|
10:50am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:00am |
Fed. Reserve Chmn Marriner S. Eccles Note: President's Appointment Index has note: Chester Davis did not come. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:30am |
U Sec. of State Sumner Welles |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Minister to Iran Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:15pm |
Roy M. North (Office of Third Asst. Postmaster General) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
2:15pm |
War Sec. Henry L. Stimson, Navy Sec. Frank Knox, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles Note: Tully log also has Sec. Morgenthau present |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
4:00pm |
Federal Loan Agency Admin. Jesse H. Jones |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
6:00pm |
Telegram drafted to Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill |
Office |
WSC |
|
7:10pm |
Returned from Office via pool |
White House |
USH |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) Household |
White House |
USH |
|
9:32pm – 10:21pm |
British Amb. Lord Lothian |
White House |
USH, PAI |
|
11:15pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
Houseguest |
Harry L. Hopkins (arr.0845) |
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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August 13 1940 - Stenographers Diary
August 13 1940 - Ushers Log
August 13 1940 - Ushers Log
