February 17th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

1:40am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:00am –

11:25am

VP Henry A. Wallace, Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Rep. John W. McCormack (MA)

White House

STE, USH, TU, PAI

11:50am

To Office

White House

USH

11:50am

(Mrs. Anne O'Hare McCormick)

Office

STE

12:10pm

Sen. Joseph F. Guffey (PA)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

Treas. Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., War Sec. Henry L. Stimson, Navy Sec. Frank Knox, Agriculture Sec. Claude R. Wickard, Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Treas. Sec. Henry Morgenthau Jr., Harry L. Hopkins

Office

STE, TU, PAI

7:10pm

Returned from Office via pool, Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:45pm

(dinner) ER, 61 guests

White House

USH

9:00pm

To Apartments

White House

USH

11:25pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Anna O'Hare McCormick (arr. 10:50), Mlle. Eve Curie and Miss Farris (dep. 3:50), Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 10:45)

USH

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

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