August 2nd, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Message to Congress

White House

PP

12:00am

Letter to Mrs. J. Borden Harriman in Oslo, Norway

White House

PRI

11:00am

Press telegraph key to initiate celebration of Thirtieth Anniversary of Army Air Corps

White House

STE, TU

11:22am

To Office

White House

USH

12:00pm

War Sec. Harry H. Woodring

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm

(Laughlin Currie)

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm

Chair. Jerome Frank

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Agriculture Sec. Henry A. Wallace

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Lowell Mellett, Charles Michelson, Mrs. Thomas McAllister, Charles Stelze, Walter Jones, James Houghteling, Thomas Corcoran

Office

STE, TU

2:30pm

(David Lawrence)

Office

STE, TU

6:15pm

Returned from Office to lobby to inspect rail about the President's seal, thence to Apartments

Office

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

10:55pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Don Marvin (dep. 8:30)

USH

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

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