August 24th, 1939
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:00am |
Message to Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany |
White House |
PP |
|
12:00am |
Message to King Victor Emmanuel of Italy |
White House |
PP |
|
12:00am |
Message to President Moszicki of Poland |
White House |
PP |
|
8:00am |
Disembark USS Tuscaloosa at Sandy Hook, NJ Note: Time an estimate |
Aboard USSTuscaloosa |
STE |
|
8:30am |
Leave Red Bank aboard C. of NJ RR with Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Adm. Ross T. McIntire, Daniel J. Callaghan, Grace G. Tully, Henry M. Kannee, Dewey E. Long, George A. Fox, Lt. L. M. LeHardy, USN, F. J. Terry |
Red Bank, NJ |
DI, TU, TRP |
|
1:30pm |
Arrive in Washington, DC. Meet Sec. of State Cordell Hull and U Sec. of State Sumner Welles at train |
Washington, DC |
DI, STE, TU, TRP |
|
1:56pm |
Returned to White House |
White House |
USH |
|
1:56pm – 2:54pm |
Sec. of State Cordell Hull and U Sec. of State Sumner Welles |
White House |
USH |
|
5:45pm – 6:15pm |
To pool |
White House |
USH |
|
6:15pm – 7:10pm |
Sec. of State Cordell Hull and U Sec. of State Sumner Welles |
White House |
USH |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) Household only |
White House |
USH |
|
11:15pm |
Retired |
White House |
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 24 1939 - Stenographers Diary
August 24 1939 - Ushers Log
