December 1st, 1937
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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8:00am – 2:25pm |
Worked on official matters in morning in anticipation of arrival of mail plane. Plane arrived at 12:09, after which FDR and James Roosevelt went through arriving mail and cleared everything requiring action. Luncheon immediately after clearing mail. Note: Start time of the day is an estimate. |
Aboard USS Potomac |
TRP |
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2:25pm – 6:10pm |
Party, including FDR, spent the afternoon fishing from small boats. A total of 35 barracuda were taken together with some skipjacks and one or two of unknown species. |
Aboard USS Potomac |
TRP |
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6:10pm – 10:00pm |
Rested until dinner. Following dinner FDR worked on official documents until 9:00 P. M. when he joined a card game in progress. At about 9:50, card game broke up and FDR responded to coded radio messages from Sec. of State Cordell Hull and from Sec. of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. |
Aboard USS Potomac |
TRP |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.
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December 1 1937 - Stenographers Diary
December 1 1937 - Ushers Log
