August 5th, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Message to the Senate

White House

PP

12:00am

Memorandum to U Sec. of State Sumner Welles

White House

PRI

12:00am

Letter of Bernard M. Baruch in New York

White House

PRI

12:00am

Memorandum to John Wesley Hanes

White House

PRI

12:00am

Letter to Amb. Joseph P. Kennedy in London, UK

White House

PRI

10:45am –

11:10am

Atty. Gen. Frank Murphy

White House

STE, TU

11:00am

Rep. Adolph J. Sabbath

Note: Conflicts with "to Office time"

Office

STE, TU

11:10am

To Office

White House

USH

11:15am

Rep. John Kee

Note: Small time conflict bwtween sources

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

Rep. Joseph W. Casey and Rep. John W. McCormack

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

Rep. Knute Hill

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

Rep. A. Willis Robertson

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm

Chief Justice Richard S. Whaley, Court of Claims

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm

Rep. Guy L. Moser

Office

STE, TU

12:45pm

Counselor R. Walton Moore

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(Mrs. Paul Rust and children)

Office

STE, TU

1:05pm

(lunch)

Office

STE, TU

3:30pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

12:40am

(dinner) Household, Stephen T. Early and Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Ross T. McIntire

White House

USH

Houseguest

Commerce Sec. Harry L. Hopkins (arr. 3:50), Frank C. Walker (arr. 7:15)

USH

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

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