December 10th, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:10am

Returned from Gridiron Dinner

Note: returns 12:10 a.m. the following (12/10/39) day from previous night's event (12/09/39)

Washington, DC

USH

12:20am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

1:00pm –

3:15pm

(lunch) Bernard M. Baruch

White House

STE, USH, TU

3:45pm –

4:20pm

Aubrey Williams

White House

USH

4:20pm –

5:40pm

Frank Knox

White House

USH

7:40pm –

11:32pm

(dinner) Household, ER, M. L. Ernst, E. F. Forbes-Dennis, Roger Brett, Bishop Atwood, John Wheeler-Bennett, Prof. Alsberg and Marie Dewson; viewed film ("Drums Along the Mohawk") following dinner

White House

USH

11:50pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Ogden Reid (dep. 0930), Mrs. T.D. Robinson (dep. 10:30), Miss Howe (dep. 6:30), Miss Wollner (dep. 9:47)

USH

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

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