December 29th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:15pm –

1:45pm

War Sec. Henry L. Stimson

White House

USH

1:00pm –

3:10pm

(lunch) Household, Grace G. Tully

White House

USH

5:00pm –

5:50pm

Justice William O. Douglas

White House

STE, USH

6:10pm –

7:10pm

To Marguerite A. LeHand's room

White House

USH

7:30pm –

11:10pm

(dinner) Household, Grace G. Tully

White House

USH

8:40pm –

9:25pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

9:25pm –

11:18pm

Returned to deliver broadcast from Diplomatic Reception Room, all networks. Stills and movies after broadcast. Guests: Sec. of State Cordell Hull, War Sec. and Mrs. Henry L. Stimson, Treasury Sec. and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Atty. Gen.. and Mrs. Robert H. Jackson, Navy Sec. and Mrs. Frank Knox, Mrs. Davis, Robert Morgenthau, Agriculture Sec. and Mrs. Claude R. Wickard, Sen. and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Mr. and Mrs. Clark Gable

White House

USH

11:02pm

To Apartments

Note: Retired at 0015 next day

White House

USH

Houseguest

Judge Samuel I. Rosenman (dep. 5:45), Robert Sherwood (dep. 5:45)

USH

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

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