July 1st, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Recommendation for Excess Profits Tax

White House

PP

12:00am

U.S. Customs Court Judge Webster J. Oliver (NYC)

Note: No time given

White House

PAI

10:00am –

11:27am

VP John Nance Garner, Sen. James F. Byrnes, Spkr. William B. Bankhead, Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (TX)

White House

STE, TU, USH

11:00am

Clarence Pickett (American Friends Service Committee), Frank Aydelotte

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

William S. Knudsen, Asst. War Sec. Louis Johnson, Col. James H. Burns (Executive Asst. to War Sec.), Gen. George C. Marshall (Army Chief of Staff), Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:27am

To Office

White House

USH

12:00pm

Dr. T. V. Soong

Note: President's Appointment Index has pencilled note: "and Chinese Ambassador"

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Charles Michelson (Secr. Democratic Naional Committee)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:30pm

British Ambassador Lord Lothian

Office

STE

3:00pm

Budget Dir. Harold Smith

Office

STE

4:45pm –

6:40pm

(tea) War Sec. Henry L. Stimson

White House

USH

5:45pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

6:42pm –

7:25pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:35pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

11:30pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Edward J. Flynn (arr. 7:00)

USH

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

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