June 6th, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:30am –

10:44am

Received letters of credence of Ambassador from Spain in Blue Parlor

White House

STE, USH, TU

10:45am –

10:55am

Received letters of credence of Ambassador from Soviet Union in Blue Parlor

White House

STE, USH, TU

11:30am

To Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

11:30am

Chair. Leo T. Crowley

Note: STE log has entry crossed out.

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

E. H. Birmingham (Chairman, State Democratic Committee, Iowa)

Note: STE log has entry crossed out.

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

Nathan Straus

Note: STE log has entry crossed out.

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm

Minister of Rumania with Professor Dimitrie Gusti (Head of Dept. of Social Service in Rumania)

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Chair. Marriner S. Eccles, Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Office

STE, TU

3:00pm

E. H. Birmingham

Note: Probably rescheduled from 1145 hrs.

Office

STE

4:17pm

Press Conf. PC #551 (FDR, Gen. Edwin M. Watson)

Office

PC, STE, TU

5:00pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household, ER

White House

USH

8:40pm –

9:50pm

Dorothy Jones (Steno)

White House

USH

10:00pm –

10:20pm

Ross T. McIntire

White House

USH

10:30pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Returned at 6:50

USH

Houseguest

Elliott Roosevelt (arr. 8:10), G. Hall Roosevelt (arr. 8:40), Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt (arr. 10:10)

USH

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

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