August 26th, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:30am

Asst. Sec. Louis Johnson

Note: Conflicts with "to Office" time. Entry on vellum

Office

STE, USH

10:45am

Asst. Sec. Adolf A. Berle

Note: Conflicts with "to Office" time. Entry on vellum

Office

STE, USH

10:50am

To Office

White House

USH

11:00am

Commr. Raymond B. Stevens

Note: USH entry on vellum

Office

STE, USH

12:00pm

Receive Henrik de Kauffmann, newly appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Denmark in private audience

Note: USH entry on vellum

Office

STE, USH

12:30pm

Chair. Jerome K. Frank

Office

STE

12:45pm

Adm. John Carmody

Office

STE

4:12pm

Returned from Office

Note: USH entry on vellum

White House

USH

4:15pm

Press telegraph key, officially opening Puget Island Bridge at Cathlamet, WA

Note: USH entry on vellum

White House

STE, USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Margarite A. LaHand

Note: USH entry on vellum

White House

USH

10:40pm

Retired

White House

USH

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

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