May 13th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:30am –

11:25am

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

Note: Usher's Diary does not show Speaker Bankhead attending; however the 5/14/40 PC transcript implies four people attended meeting.

White House

STE, TU, USH, PAI

11:30am –

11:45am

War Sec. Harry H. Woodring, Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith, Asst. War Sec. Louis Johnson, Gen. George C. Marshall (Chief of Staff)

Note: Time conflict between USH, TU & STE.

Office

STE, TU, USH, PAI

12:15pm

Sen. Kenneth McKellar (TN)

Note: Meeting cancelled

Office

TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:15pm

Navy Sec. Charles Edison, Asst. Navy Sec. Lewis Compton

Office

STE, PAI

7:14pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

11:10pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (arr. 3:20); Harry L. Hopkins, Diana Hopkins, and Nurse (arr. 3:35); Miss Lorena Hickok (arr. 4:00)

USH

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

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