May 16th, 1933

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:05am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

9:00am

Sec. Raymond Moley, Budget Dir. William O. Douglas

Note: Time not given. 0900 assumed

White House

USH

11:00am

To Office

White House

USH

11:00am

Sen. Dickinson

Office

STE

11:15am

Rep. White

Office

STE

11:30am

Sen. Matthew M. Neely, Huston Thompson

Office

STE

11:45am

S. R. Fuller, Jr.

Office

STE

12:00pm

(Jesse H. Jones)

Office

STE

12:30pm

Gov. Pinchot

Office

STE

1:00pm

Frank C. Walker

Office

STE

1:15pm

(lunch) Mr. Costain, Mr. Brant, household

Note: No time given. 1315 assumed

Office

USH

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE

3:15pm

Sec. Raymond Moley, Budget Dir. William O. Douglas

Office

STE

4:03pm –

4:20pm

Press Conf. PC#21

Note: Stenographer's log adds note "important"

Office

PC, STE

4:30pm

Sec. Raymond Moley, Budget Dir. William O. Douglas

Office

STE

5:45pm

British Ambassador Lindsay

Office

STE

6:00pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

11:00pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Mortimer and granddaughter (dep. 1400), Mrs. Pennybacker (arr. 4:30)

USH

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

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