January 3rd, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

1:15am

Retired

White House

USH

10:10am

Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Sen. Patrick Harrison (MS), Sen. James F. Byrnes (SC)

White House

USH, STE, TU, PAI

11:20am

To Office

White House

USH

11:20am

Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith

Note: President's Appointment Index also lists Weldon Jones of the Budget Bureau in one of two meetings with Smith, but no time is given.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:38am

Press Conf. PC#706 (FDR) (New government program to build ships. Sending Harry L. Hopkins to England.)

Note: Stenographer's Diary and Tully Diary show this at 1100.

Office

PC, STE, TU

12:30pm

Wayne Johnson

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Navy Sec. Frank Knox

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE, TU

4:30pm

Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith, Asst. Budget Dir. John B. Blandford

Office

STE

7:10pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

12:15am

(dinner) Judge and Mrs. Samuel I. Rosenman, Missy LeHand and Grace G. Tully

White House

USH

10:40pm –

12:00am

Dorothy Jones (steno.)

Note: retires at 0015 the foillowing day

White House

USH

ER

Left for New York, NY at 9:53

USH

Houseguest

Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 0800), Judge and Mrs. Samuel I. Rosenman (arr. 5:50)

USH

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

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