July 18th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Letter drafted to Fredric A. Delano

White House

PRI

2:45am

Retired

Note: Retired from previous evening

White House

USH

9:35am –

9:50am

Sec. of State Cordell Hull

White House

USH

11:00am

Working on acceptance speech

Office

STE

11:15am

To Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:35pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

Office

USH

8:00pm –

1:20am

(dinner) Household, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Early, Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Ross T. McIntire, Capt. Daniel Callaghan, Grace G. Tully

Note: Event entries from schedule of 7/18 carry through 7/19; FDR retires at 0230 (7/19)

White House

USH

Houseguest

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (dep. 1045)

USH

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

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