July 10th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Address to Congress

Washington, DC

PP

1:15am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:57am

To Office via Dentist's office

White House

USH

11:00am

FDR's Admin. Asst. Daniel J. Tobin

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Rep. Samuel Dickstein (NY), Rep. Charles Kramer (CA), Rep. John Lesinski (MI), Rep. W. R. Poage, Rep. John L. McMillan (SC), Rep. Noah M. Mason (IL), Rep. Edward H. Rees (KS), Rep. E. C. Gathings (AR), Rep. David J. Ward (MD)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Asst. Sec. Louis Johnson

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Federal Loan Agency Admin. Jesse H. Jones, William S. Knudsen, Asst. Trasury Sec. John L. Sullivan, Edward H. Foley, Jr. (Treas. Dept. Counsel), Sen. Patrick Harrison (MS), Rep. Jere Cooper (TN)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:45pm

War Sec. Henry L. Stimson

Note: President's Appointment Index has "Newly Appointed Secretary of War". When?

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Agriculture Sec. Henry A. Wallace

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

William L. Chenery (Editor of Colliers Magazine)

Note: Tully's log has this meeting at 1215.

Office

STE, PAI

6:50pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:30pm –

12:00am

(dinner) Household, Grace G. Tully

Note: FDR retires prior to end of dinner party

White House

USH

10:40pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Edward J. Flynn (dep. 0125), Frank C. Walker (dep. 0125), Samuel I. Rosenman (arr. 4:50)

USH

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

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