January 28th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:15pm –

1:00pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

1:00pm –

2:40pm

(lunch) Household, Mr.and Mrs. S. R. Bledsoe, Mr.and Mrs. S. Sherley, Mr.and Mrs. O. A. Quay, Rep. U. L. Burdick, Mr. and Mrs. C. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Cornell, Mr.and Mrs. P. R. Leach, Mr.and Mrs. T. F. Reynolds

White House

USH

7:15pm –

8:17pm

(dinner) Household, Treasury Sec. and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Charles Seiler, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. M. Straight, Lt. Riley, Capt. Waddell, A. Dornbush, Miss Malvina Thompson

White House

USH

8:20pm –

11:05pm

To National Theatre for "Life With Father," accompanied by dinner guests

White House

USH

11:50pm –

1:40am

(supper) Household, dinner guests and cast of show (45)

Note: End time is the morning of 1/29/40

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

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

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