March 4th, 1933
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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10:00am |
Pres. Herbert Hoover arrived. No appointments. Said good-bye to office staff |
Office |
USH |
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10:40am |
Pres. Herbert Hoover: Returned from Office |
White House |
USH |
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10:45am |
The Cabinet, Sen. George H. Moses, Spkr. Henry T. Rainey arrived. Received by Pres. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover in Blue Room |
White House |
USH |
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10:50am |
FDR and ER arrived but remained in cars under North Portico where Pres. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover greeted them |
White House |
USH |
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10:55am |
Party left for the Capitol, Washington, DC |
White House |
USH |
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1:30pm |
FDR, ER and family arrived from Capitol |
White House |
USH |
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1:45pm |
(luncheon - State Dining Room) Buffet for 92 guests |
White House |
USH |
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2:30pm |
FDR and party left for reviewing stands |
White House |
USH |
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5:15pm |
ER returned to house. Received tea guests in State Dining Room |
White House |
USH |
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6:00pm |
FDR returned from parade and went to Study on second floor |
White House |
USH |
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6:05pm |
Cabinet officers arrived and were sworn in by Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. FDR immediately called his new cabinet in session |
White House |
USH |
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7:15pm |
FDR joined ER and received tea guests in Blue Room |
White House |
USH |
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7:45pm |
(supper - State Dining Room) Buffet. 75 guests |
White House |
USH |
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9:55pm – 1:00am |
ER, family, and dinner guests left for Inaugural Ball at Washington, DC auditorium Note: Retired at 0105 next day |
White House |
USH |
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ER |
Arrived at White House at 1050. In White House the rest of the day. |
USH |
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Houseguest |
Sarah Delano Roosevelt, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Dall and children, Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., John Roosevelt Note: Usher's log does not give arrival times. |
USH |
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Houseguest |
Lt. Col. and Mrs. John Boettiger (dep. 1730) |
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.
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March 4 1933 - Stenographers Diary
March 4 1933 - Ushers Log
