March 4th, 1934

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:10am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

1:00pm –

2:35pm

(luncheon) Household, ER, Richard Cross, Samuel King, Paul Pfeiffer

White House

USH

3:50pm –

5:35pm

To Memorial Services at St. Albans Cathedral in honor of first year in office accompanied by ER, Mrs. Dall, Mr. Hall, Mrs. Malvina T. Scheider, Mrs. Louis M. Howe, M. Hartley Howe, Capt. Vernon, Col. Edwin M. Watson

Washington, DC

USH

5:35pm –

6:45pm

Received Sec. Daniel C. Roper, Gene Farley, Sen's. Kenneth McKellar and Hugo L. Black, Karl Crowley, Rep. Meade, Gene Foulois, Jessie M Donaldson, Harlee Bronch, Mr. Sisler, Eugene Vidal, Mr. Graddick, Wiliam W. Howes

Note: Handwriting for this entry is hard to read.

White House

USH

6:15pm

Hawaiian Broadcast

Note: The Usher's Diary does not contain an entry for this event and FDR had not gone to his office. This entry is penciled in the Stenographer's Diary.

White House

STE

8:00pm –

10:55pm

Cabinet Dinner at Mayflower Hotel accompanied by ER, Mrs. Dall, Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Howe, M. Hartley Howe, Marguerite A. LeHand, Mrs. Malvina T. Scheider, G. Hall Roosevelt

Washington, DC

USH

11:50pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Returned from NY in early morning, In Washington, DC, that night (1:40 am) departed for Florida by train

USH

Houseguest

Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 8:20 am), G. Hall Roosevelt (arr. 3:18 pm), Miss Marguerite A. LeHand (returned 4:50), Miss Lorena Hickok (left 1:45 am)

USH

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

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