December 30th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:15am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:30am

Capt. Allan Kirk

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Sen. Josh Lee (OK)

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

To Office

White House

USH

12:00pm

John E. Slater

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:15pm

U Sec. of State Sumner Welles

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

Assst. Sec. of State Henry F. Grady

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., British Purchasing Commissioner Arthur B. Purvis

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

(Adm. Pratt)

Office

STE

6:55pm

Returned from Office via pool and Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) ER, Household

White House

USH

8:45pm –

11:05pm

Miss Dorothy Jones (steno.)

White House

USH

11:10pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Returned to White House at 1205. In Washington, DC the rest of the day.

USH

Houseguest

Miss Patricia Lynch (arr. 12:05), Maj. Harry Hooker (dep. 2:30), Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Morgan (arr. 6:00)

USH

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

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