February 2nd, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:45am

To Office

White House

USH

10:45am

Asst. Sec. Louis Johnson

Office

STE, TU

11:00am

War Department Subcommittee of Appropriations Committee: Chair. J. Buell Snyder, Rep.Bolton, Rep. Ross A. Collins, Rep. Albert J. Engel, Rep. John H. Kerr, Rep. David D. Terry, Rep. D. Lane Powers, Rep. Joseph Starnes

Office

TU, STE

11:30am

Lowell Mellett

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

Rep. William M. Colmer

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

Treasury Sec. Henry Morganthau, Jr.

Note: Entry crossed out in stenographer's log.

Office

TU

12:30pm

Hector Bolitho (England)

Office

STE, TU

12:45pm

Gen. Frank T. Hines

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Sec. of State Cordell Hull

Office

STE

3:25pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

4:30pm –

4:50pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:00pm

(dinner) ER, Household, Rep. Norton, Asst. Sec. State and Mrs. George S. Messersmith, Mr. and Mrs. Adolf A. Berle, Asst. Sec. State W. C. Taylor, Mrs. Geo Barnett, Col. Henry Osthagen, Miss Malvina Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Young, Capt. Waddell, Capt. Williams, Lt. Hahn

White House

USH

9:10pm

Army and Navy Reception ER, (1852 invited; 1246 attended)

White House

USH

10:10pm

To Apartments

White House

USH

11:30pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Newbold (dep. 10:00), W. C. Leigh (arr. 4:45), Miss Jane Brett (dep. 11:45 PM)

USH

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

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