January 25th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:40am –

10:25am

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

White House

USH

11:00am

Guy T. Helvering (Commissioner of Internal Revenue)

Note: Office arrival and scheduled meeting conflict

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

Sen. Vic Donahey (OH)

Note: Office arrival and scheduled meeting conflict

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:20am

To Office

White House

USH

11:30am

Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Jesse H. Jones, Surgeon Gen. Dr. Thomas Parran, Rep. Brent Spence (KY), Rep. Mansfield. To discuss bill on pollution of streams.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Asst. Sec. of State Breckenridge Long

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

Sen. Burton K. Wheeler (MT), re United Miners Convention

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Leon Henderson (SEC)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:15pm

Mrs. Gertrude Ely (Bryn Mawr, PA). Continuation of Trade Agreement.

Note: Tully log has this appointment at 1215. Instead Tully log has AFL presentation of birthday cake at 1500, but that seems to have been moved up to 1050 on January 25.

Office

STE, PAI

6:48pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:15pm –

8:16pm

(dinner) Household, Miss Malvina Thompson, Colston Leigh

White House

USH

8:16pm –

11:12pm

To horse show for charities at Fort Myer arranged by Col. Patton. Accompanied by ER, C. Leigh, Miss Malvina Thompson

Note: Departure time in Usher's diary (8:16 p.m.) conflicts with steno's diary (7:30 p.m.)

White House

USH, TU, PAI

11:30pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Judge Robert Marx (arr. 9:20), Mrs. D.K. Roosevelt (arr. 10:10), Miss Janet Roosevelt (arr. 10:10), Dr. and Mrs. McDonald (arr. 10:10), Mrs. H.G. Leach (dep. 10:35)

USH

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

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