May 16th, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12:00am |
A Greeting on "I am an American Day" |
White House |
PP |
|
12:15pm |
To Office via Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
|
12:15pm |
R. F. Camalier (Clerk of Senate Committee on Public Lands and Surveys) and five representatives (the "Supreme Forest") of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, holding their 38th Annual Convention in Washington, DC. |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:40pm |
Motored to Capitol |
Office |
USH |
|
1:00pm |
Message to Congress asking Additional Appropriations for National Defense |
Washington, DC |
LOR, PP, STE, TU |
|
1:00pm |
Telegram drafted to Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill |
White House |
MR, WSC |
|
1:45pm |
To Office |
Washington, DC |
USH |
|
1:45pm |
(lunch) Col. Frank Knox (Chicago) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
3:00pm |
Motoring from Office |
Office |
STE, USH |
|
4:30pm |
To Office |
Washington, DC |
USH |
|
4:45pm |
Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
5:30pm |
Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith |
Office |
STE |
|
6:55pm |
Returned from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) Marguerite A. LeHand |
White House |
USH |
|
10:35pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
In Washington, DC |
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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May 16 1940 - Stenographers Diary
May 16 1940 - Ushers Log
May 16 1940 - Ushers Log
