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June 8th, 1939

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Times	Log	Location	Source
12:00am	Letter to Myron C. Taylor	White House	PP
10:34am	FDR and ER, accompanied by Gen. Edwin M. Watson and Daniel Callaghan, to Union Station to meet King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain	White House	USH, STE
11:54am	FDR and ER and Their Britannic Majesties arrived at the White House	White House	USH
11:58am	FDR and ER and The King and Queen of Great Britain to Apartments	White House	USH
12:00pm – 12:35pm	Their Britannic Majesties received Diplomatic Circle in the East Room	White House	USH
1:00pm – 2:10pm	(luncheon) Household and the Prime Min. of Canada William L. Mackenzie King	White House	USH
2:35pm – 3:34pm	FDR and ER, accompanied by Their Britannic Majesties, Lady Seymour, Sir Allan Lascelles, Col. Piers Legh, and British entourage motoring on sightseeing tour	White House	USH
4:58pm – 6:00pm	Their Britannic Majesties to Garden Party at British Embassy, stopping enroute in South Grounds to greet 5,000 Boy and Girl Scouts and recieve presents	White House	USH
6:18pm – 6:40pm	FDR swimming	White House	USH
8:00pm	(dinner - state dining room ) 86 attended; FDR and ER and The King and Queen of Great Britain descended in elevator together and received in the usual manner	White House	USH, STE
8:15pm	A Toast to His Majesty, King George VI of Great Britain	White House	PP
10:00pm – 11:58pm	Musicale - 325 invited, 324 attended	White House	USH
ER	In Washington, DC		USH
Houseguest	King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, Sir Alan Lascelles, Lady K. Seymour, Col. Piers Legh (all arr. 11:54). Servants: Miss Catherine McLean, Mrs. Matilda Raffan, Thomas Jerrain, R. Evitts (all arr. 11:54). Scotland Yard: Insp. Cameron, Insp. Geles (arr., no time given)		USH

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

These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.