July 17th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

1:15am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

11:05am

To Office

White House

USH

1:00pm

(lunch)

Office

STE

3:00pm

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., British Treaury U Sec. Sir Frederick Phillips

Office

STE, TU, PAI

3:15pm

Fulton Oursler

Office

STE, TU, PAI

7:25pm

Returned from Office via pool and Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:50pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

9:15pm –

9:30pm

Stephen T. Early, Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Ross T. McIntire, Capt. Daniel Callaghan, Grace G. Tully, Louise Hockmeister, Barrows

White House

USH

10:05pm –

2:30am

Miss Toi Bachelder

Note: Meeting lasted through 0230, 7/18/40; FDR retires at 0245

White House

USH

Houseguest

Jack Bergen (dep. 1200)

USH

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

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