December 27th, 1938

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:45am

To Office.

White House

USH

11:00am

Harold L. Ickes

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

Sen. Burton K. Wheeler

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

Rep.- elect Lindley Beckworth (TX)

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

Rep. Ross Collins

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm

Sen. Joseph F. Guffey

Office

STE, TU

12:50pm

Returned from Office.

Office

USH

1:00pm –

2:40pm

(lunch) Cardinal Mundelein

White House

STE, TU, USH

2:00pm

Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Act. Dir. Daniel W. Bell

Note: STE log entry crossed out and TU Log has notation (cancelled).

White House

STE, TU

3:55pm

To Office.

White House

USH

4:00pm

Press Conf. PC#512.

Office

STE, TU

5:20pm

Returned from Office.

Office

USH

8:00pm –

9:30pm

(dinner) ER, Household and Misses S. A. Derby, Joan W. Richardson, Jean Wallace, S. J. O. Alsop, Russell Fraser, Henry Morganthau, Jr. and Robert Morganthau, Quentin Roosevelt and William Sargant.

White House

USH

10:00pm

Retired.

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC.

USH

Houseguest

Misses Eleanor Roosevelt and Anne Grant and Henry Roosevelt (arr. 9:00), Comm. Sec. Harry L. Hopkins (left 9:15), Maj. Harry Hooker (left 12:25), James Roosevelt (left 2:45), Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Morgan, Jr. (arr. 6:15), Daniel Roosevelt (arr. 9:00 am)

USH

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

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