February 4th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:15am –

12:03pm

Sec. of State Cordell Hull, War Sec. Henry L. Stimson, Navy Sec. Frank Knox; Gen. George C. Marshall (Chief of Staff), Adm. Harold R. Stark (Chief of Naval Ops.)

White House

USH

11:15am

Sen. Kenneth McKellar (TN)

White House

TU, PAI

11:30am

Dana Parkinson, A. M. Sowder

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Sen. Berkeley L. Bunker (NV)

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:04pm

To Office

White House

USH

12:45pm

Sen. Walter F. George (GA), Jim Peters

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) VP Henry A. Wallace

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

(U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, ex-Prime Min. Camille Chautemps)

Office

STE, PAI

3:30pm

Navy Sec. Frank Knox

Office

STE

4:20pm

Press Conf. PC#715

Note: Stenographer's Diary and Tully Diary show this at 1600.

Office

PC, STE, TU

6:05pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:00pm

(dinner) ER, 20 guests

White House

USH

9:00pm –

11:00pm

Congressional Reception with ER. 1678 guests invited, 840 attended.

White House

USH

10:11pm

To Apartments

White House

USH

12:00am

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 0740), Miss M. McBride (dep. 9:15), John Sargent (dep. 3:30), Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hawkins (arr. 4:00), Mrs. Robert Baker (dep. 5:35)

Note: Miss McBride's arrival is not shown

USH

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

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