January 31st, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:00am |
Palmer C. Mendelson Note: No time given |
White House |
PAI |
|
2:50am |
Retired Note: Retired from previous evening |
White House |
USH |
|
11:15am |
James Uihlein, Judge August C. Backus |
White House |
STE, TU |
|
11:20am |
Col. Frank Knox (Chicago) |
White House |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:28am |
To Office via Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:35am |
Interior Sec. Harold L. Ickes |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:50am |
Julian Goldman (NYC) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:05pm |
Lowell Mellett |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
12:30pm |
Sen. Claude Pepper (FL), Sen. Charles O. Andrews (FL), Florida Delegation. To discuss disaster in Florida brought on by worst cold snap in years. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:45pm |
Sen. Richard B. Russell (GA) |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
3:15pm |
Sec. of State Cordell Hull Note: Preesident's Appointment Index also shows Sumner Welles |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
4:20pm |
Press Conf. # 619 (FDR, Stephen T. Early) |
Office |
PC, STE, TU |
|
4:30pm |
Interior Sec. Harold L. Ickes, International Fisheries Commission (6) |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
7:05pm |
Returned from Office via pool and Doctor's office |
Office |
USH |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) Household |
White House |
USH |
|
8:35pm – 10:40pm |
Miss Dorothy Jones (steno.) |
White House |
USH |
|
10:50pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Samuel I. Rosenman (dep. 9:30), James P. Sullivan (dep. 10:45), Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (dep. 1:10), Mr. Prenosil (dep. 6:26), Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (dep. 7:43), Winston Frost (dep. 7:43) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.
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January 31 1940 - Stenographers Diary
January 31 1940 - Ushers Log
January 31 1940 - Ushers Log
