February 20th, 1934

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:30am –

10:10am

Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Herman Oliphant, Mr. MaGill

White House

USH

10:45am

Spkr. Henry T. Rainey

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1105.

Office

STE

11:00am

Sumner Welles

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1105.

Office

STE

11:05am

To Office

White House

USH

11:15am

Winthrop Aldrich

Office

STE

11:30am

Francis M. Law

Office

STE

11:45am

Harriman C of C

Office

STE

12:00pm

Guy Elvering

Office

STE

12:15pm

Harry L. Hopkins

Office

STE

1:00pm

Amb. Robert W. Bingham

Office

STE

1:45pm

Sec. Daniel C. Roper

Office

STE

2:00pm

Mail

Office

STE

3:00pm

Emergency Council

Office

STE

3:30pm

Ellsworth Bunker

Office

STE

3:45pm

Group re Beet Sugar

Note: Original entry had Spkr. Henry T. Rainey and Group re Beet Sugar. Spkr. Henry T. Rainey is crossed out. It is not clear if they meant the whole entry was crossed out or only Spkr. Henry T. Rainey.

Office

STE

5:15pm

Returned from Office and received Otohiko Matsukata

White House

USH

6:18pm –

7:18pm

Swimming

White House

USH

7:45pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

11:45pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

G. Hall Roosevelt (arr. 9:15), Miss Lovena Hickok (arr. 12:55)

USH

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

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