August 1st, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:10am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:52am

To Office

White House

USH

11:00am

Paul V. McNutt, Francis Bowes Sayre (High Commissioner), Sergio Osmena (Vice President of the Philippine Commonwealth), Joaquin M. Elizalde (Resident Commissioner of the Philippine Commonwealth), Camilio Osias (Assistant to Resident Commissioner), Richard R. Ely (Supervisor of Philippine Affairs, Interior Department - Present US and Philippine flags

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

Edward C. Carter (Secretary General of Institute of Pacific Relations)

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

Gov. Lawrence W. Cramer

Office

STE

12:00pm

Sen's. Patrick Harrison, John H. Bankhead, James F. Byrnes, Richard B. Russell, Miller; Spkr. William B. Bankhead and Reps. Robert L. Doughton, Rep. Sam T. Rayburn, Fulmer, Hare, Brown, Warren, Colmer, Boykin, Hobbs, Pace, Chandler, Collins; Sam Clabaugh, Paul Redmond, and Tyre Taylor (representing mill owners and American Cotton Manufacturers Association) re: textile wages and hours

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm

Archibald McNeil (CT)

Office

STE, TU

12:45pm

U Sec. of State Sumner Welles and the Mexican Ambassador

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Lowell Mellett

Office

STE, TU

3:30pm

John Carmody

Office

STE, TU

4:12pm

Press Conf. PC #568 (FDR)

Office

PC, STE, TU

4:20pm

Atty. Gen. Frank Murphy

Office

TU

4:30pm

(Bernard Baruch)

Office

STE

6:55pm

Returned from Office via pool

Office

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

8:15pm –

10:45pm

Toi Bachelder

White House

USH

8:36pm –

9:14pm

Atty. Gen. Frank Murphy

White House

USH

11:08pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Langdon Marvin (dep. 2309)

USH

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

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