January 22nd, 1934

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:00am –

9:25am

Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley

White House

USH

10:25am

Jesse H. Jones

Note: Time conflict - Usher's Diary shows FDR going to his office at 1030.

Office

STE

10:30am

To Office

White House

USH

10:30am

Sen. Key Pittman

Office

STE

10:45am

Sen. Millard E. Tydings

Office

STE

11:00am

Rep. Lemke

Office

STE

11:30am

Gen. Hugh Johnson

Office

STE

11:45am

Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, King Fiesinger

Office

STE

12:00pm

The German Ambassador

Office

STE

12:15pm

Sec. Phillips

Office

STE

12:30pm

Gov. Green

Office

STE

12:45pm

Rep. John E. Rankin

Office

STE

1:00pm

(lunch) with Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Office

STE

1:45pm

Henry A. Wallace

Office

STE

2:15pm

South American Diplomats

Office

STE

5:10pm

Returned from the Office

White House

USH

5:15pm –

5:30pm

Received the Minister of the Netherlands, Jonkheer H. M. Van Haersma de Urch who presented his credentials

Note: The handwriting makes the spelling of the minister's name hard to decipher.

White House

USH

5:30pm

(tea) Richard Washburn Child

White House

USH

6:06pm –

7:10pm

Swimming

White House

USH

7:45pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

8:40pm –

9:25pm

Henry Morgenthau, Jr., George Black, Gov. Eugene Black, Gov. George Harrison, Dr. Burgess, Thomas Smith, Earl Barbie

White House

USH

11:20pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Out of town - no location is given

USH

Houseguest

Louis M. Howe (arr. 8:15 am), Mr Iturbi and daughter (left 1:00 pm)

USH

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

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