March 17th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:10am –

11:30am

VP Henry A. Wallace, Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Rep. John W. McCormack (MA)

White House

STE, USH, TU, PAI

11:40am

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

12:00pm

To Office

White House

USH

12:30pm

French Amb. Gaston Henry-Haye

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:50pm

Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Treas. Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

U Sec. of State Sumner Welles

Office

STE

2:15pm

Sidney Hillman

Office

STE

2:30pm

Labor Sec. Frances W. Perkins

Office

STE

6:50pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:50pm –

9:44pm

(dinner) ER, Household, Treas. Sec. and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Mrs. G. Pope, Miss Pope, Mrs. Helm, Miss Malvina Thompson, Col. Henry Osthagen

White House

USH

9:05pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

9:44pm –

10:50pm

Left with ER and dinner guests to dedicate and accept the National (Mellon) Gallery of Arts

White House

USH

10:50pm –

11:50pm

Returned to Doctor's office

Washington, DC

USH

12:00am

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 7:30), David Hopkins and Robert Hopkins (dep. 11:40), Mrs. Laura Delano (arr. 5:00), Mrs. Grenville Emmet (arr. 5:00)

USH

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

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