February 27th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:52am –

10:30am

Treas. Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

White House

USH

11:00am

Mrs. Anna Rosenberg

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

Rep. Albert Thomas (TX), Sen. Tom Connally (TX), Sen. Morris Sheppard (TX), Rep. Joseph J. Mansfield (TX), Robert J. Cummings (engineer in charge of flood control project), County Judge Roy Hofheim, R. R. Lewis (attorney for flood control project), Harry Washburn (County Auditor)

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:20am

To Office

White House

USH

11:30am

Interior U Sec. Alvin J. Wirtz

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

Rep. C. A. Woodrum (VA)

Office

TU, PAI

12:00pm

Rep. Robert L. Doughton (NC)

Note: Tully Diary lists this at 1215.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:40pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office. Not feeling very well.

Office

USH, STE

7:30pm

Dinner alone in bedroom

White House

USH

10:30pm –

11:15pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

11:40pm

To Diplomatic Reception Room for broadcast with Harry L. Hopkins, George Kaufman, George Becker. Still photos.

White House

USH

11:55pm –

12:35am

To ER sitting room with above guests.

Note: Retired at 0055 next day

White House

USH

ER

Returned to White House at 1:55. In Washington, DC the rest of the day.

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Ronald Lanthier (dep. 3:30), Mr. and Mrs. John Roosevelt (arr. 6:50)

Note: "Lanthier" entries in usher's log are not clear. Here it appears to be for "Mrs.". Previous entries appear to read "Mr. R. Lanthier". The name also might be "Lauthier".

USH

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

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