March 11th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:10am

Retired from previous day

Note: Retired from the previous evening

White House

USH

1:00am

Confined to house with intestinal flu

White House

LOR, STE

1:00am

Memorandum drafted to War Sec. Harry H. Woodring

White House

PRI

10:00am –

11:20am

VP John Nance Garner, Spkr. William B. Bankhead, Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY)

White House

STE, USH, TU

11:30am –

12:10pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

12:30pm –

1:45pm

Sen. Josiah W. Bailey (NC), re the Census

White House

STE, TU, PAI

1:45pm –

3:20pm

(lunch) Atty. Gen. Robert H. Jackson

White House

USH, TU, PAI

3:20pm –

4:00pm

Asst. Sec. of State Adolf A. Berle. Re Peru Trade Agreement.

White House

USH, PAI

4:00pm –

4:25pm

Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith, re budget

White House

USH, PAI

5:20pm –

6:05pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

11:30pm

(dinner) Household, Amb. William C. Bullitt, Miss Bullitt, Justice and Mrs. Douglas

White House

USH

11:45pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

On trip

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Bartlett (arr. 8:17), Miss Maxine George (dep. 10:00, but see footnote)

Note: Usher's log assumed in error: Miss Maxine George, shown in log as arriving this day, was also shown arriving on 3/8/40 with no subsequent departure

USH

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

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