December 15th, 1937

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:10am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:00am –

11:15am

T. B. Christmas Seal pictures

Note: Conflict with time of leaving White House

Office

STE, TU

11:05am –

11:25am

To Dentist's office

White House

USH

11:15am –

11:30am

Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley

Note: Conflict with time of leaving White House

Office

STE, TU

11:25am

To Office

Note: Time conflicts with time of first Office appointments

White House

USH

11:30am

Harold L. Ickes

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm –

12:30pm

Sen. Steiwer

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm –

12:45pm

Dr. Josef Hoffman

Office

STE, TU

12:45pm –

1:00pm

Sen. Miller

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

Norman Davis

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm –

2:30pm

Sec. Daniel C. Roper and W. Averell Harriman

Office

STE, TU

2:30pm

Received Dr. Don Leon de Bayle, Minister from Nicaragua

Note: Tully Diary lists this appointment at 3:00 P. M.

Office

STE, TU

4:40pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

6:07pm –

6:48pm

To pool

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household only

White House

USH

11:00pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Jefferson Newbold (arr. 8:00 am), Mr. and Mrs. Gerard, Mr. and Mrs. Livingston (left 9:30), Mr. and Mrs. Flynn (left 10:30), Miss Newbold (arr. 10:45), Mrs. Edwin Corning (arr. 11:30), Mrs. William H. Woodin (arr. 12:10), Miss Mary Wollner (left 12:30), Mrs. Montgomery Hare (arr. 12:50)

USH

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

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