August 4th, 1937

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:00am –

10:00am

Sen. Alben W. Barkley

White House

USH

9:23am –

10:00am

Atty. Gen. Homer S. Cummings

Note: Overlaps meeting with Alben W. Barkley

White House

USH

10:25am –

11:30am

Motored to inspect several proposed Naval Hospital sites, accompanied by Sen. Davis I. Walsh, Rep. Fred M. Vinson, Adm. Rossiter, Capt. John L. McCrea

Washington, DC area

USH

11:30am

To Office

White House

USH

12:00pm –

12:15pm

Sen. Kenneth McKellar and Sen. Lee

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm –

12:30pm

Leo Crowley

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm –

12:45pm

Rep. Ford

Office

STE, TU

12:45pm –

1:00pm

Sen. Lundeen

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

Aubrey Williams

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

Lunch with James Roosevelt, Sec. Early, Edward Roddan, Charles Michaelson, Col. Edward Halsey.

Note: This entry is separate from the other entries in the Usher's Diary. It is not labeled ER. It is not shown in the Stenographer's Diary although the Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1130 and not returning until 1825.

Office

USH

1:45pm

Charles West, Charles Hosford and C. E. Smith

Office

STE, TU

6:25pm

Returned from Office via pool

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household, Mr. O'Connor, James Roosevelt, and W. D. Robbins

Note: Time FDR retired is not recorded this day

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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