January 27th, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:30am –

10:50am

Walter Winchell

White House

USH

10:53am

To Office

White House

USH

10:56am

Press Conf. PC #521 (FDR)

Office

PC, STE, TU

11:00am

Sen. David I. Walsh

Office

STE, TU

11:15am

Carl Conway

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

Admin. James D. Ross

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

Rep. Frank W. Fries

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

Sen. William H. Smathers (NJ)

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm

Dr. W. W. Alexander (Farm Security Administration) and Maj. John O. Walker (Director of Resettlement)

Office

STE, TU

12:45pm

(Cornelius Vanderbilt)

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Att.-Gen. Frank Murphy

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE, TU

6:25pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

8:45pm

(dinner) ER, Household, Miss Malvina Thompson

White House

USH

8:45pm –

10:30pm

Miss Dorothy Jones (Steno)

White House

USH

11:15pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Dr. Maxwell Maltz (dep. 5:00); Mrs. James Roosevelt, Mrs. G. Ettling (arr. 5:55)

USH

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

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