March 8th, 1939
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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10:40am – 11:24am |
Sec. of State Cordell Hull |
White House |
USH, STE, TU |
|
11:00am |
Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. and U Sec. Hanes Note: Time conflicts with "to Office time" |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
11:25am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:30am |
Act. Dir. Daniel W. Bell |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
12:00pm |
Chair. John H. Fahey |
Office |
STE, TU |
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12:15pm |
Col. F. C. Harrington |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
12:40pm |
Returned from Office |
White House |
STE, USH |
|
12:55pm – 1:05pm |
Received credentials of newly accredited Brazilian Ambassador, Sr. Carlos Martins Periera e Sousa, in the Blue Room, in the presence of H. E. Oswaldo Aranha, Foreign Minister of Brazil, who presented his Ambassador, and Sec. of State Cordell Hull |
White House |
USH, TU, STE |
|
1:05pm – 2:04pm |
(luncheon) FDR, Foreign Min. of Brazil Aranha, Sec. of State Cordell Hull, Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, Amb. J. Caffery, Edwin M. Watson and Daniel Callaghan |
White House |
USH, STE, TU |
|
2:05pm – 2:54pm |
Conference (Red Parlor) Foreign Min. Arahna of Brazil, Sec. of State Cordell Hull, Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., U Sec. of State Sumner Welles (off record) Note: USH entry on TU vellum. |
White House |
USH, STE |
|
2:55pm – 4:23pm |
Cotton Conference - Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Comm. Sec. Harry L. Hopkins, Agriculture Sec. Henry A. Wallace and Asst. Sec. Francis Bowes Sayre Note: Sec. of State Cordell Hull included in TU log, however, crossed out in STE and USH vellum. USH vellum and STE log has time of 1430 hrs. |
White House |
STE, USH, TU |
|
3:00pm |
|
White House |
TU |
|
3:30pm |
Col. F. C. Harrington Note: USH entry 1624 hrs., USH vellum and STE entries are 1530 hrs. |
White House |
STE, USH |
|
4:47pm – 5:15pm |
Grace G. Tully |
White House |
USH |
|
5:15pm – 6:38pm |
(tea) British Amb. Lindsay, Alan F. Lascelles, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles and George T. Summerlin |
White House |
STE, USH, TU |
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7:30pm |
(dinner) Household |
White House |
USH |
|
10:20pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
Baton Rouge, LA, and Beaumont, TX |
USH |
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Houseguest |
Mrs. L. McH. Howe (dep. 11:17), Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Sherwood (arr. 5:25), Elliott Roosevelt (dep. 9:30) |
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 8 1939 - Stenographers Diary
March 8 1939 - Ushers Log
March 8 1939 - Ushers Log
