May 17th, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
10:30am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
10:42am |
Press Conf. # 644 (FDR) |
Office |
STE, TU, PC |
|
11:00am |
Sen. Patrick Harrison (MS) to discuss trip through Mississippi |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:30am |
Federal Loan Agency Admin. Jesse H. Jones, re. RFC Aircraft Industry aid. |
Office |
LOR, STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:45am |
Interior Sec. Harold L. Ickes |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Judge Herbert Goodrich |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
12:45pm |
Fulton J. Redmond (Democratic candidate for Maine Governor) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) Gen. John J. Pershing (Chmn., American Battle Monuments Commission) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
2:00pm |
Cabinet |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
3:00pm |
William H. McReynolds (Admin. Asst. to FDR) |
Office |
PAI |
|
7:10pm |
Returned from Office via Doctor' office. |
Office |
USH |
|
7:30pm – 10:00pm |
(dinner) ER, Household, British Amb. Lord Lothian, Adrian Dornbush, Lady Young, Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Morgan |
White House |
USH |
|
9:00pm – 9:55pm |
Jerome Frank, Benjamin V. Cohen, Lauchlin Currie |
White House |
USH |
|
10:00pm – 11:00pm |
Miss Toi Bachelder |
White House |
USH |
|
11:40pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Lady Abingdon and maid (arr. 5:45) |
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 17 1940 - Stenographers Diary
May 17 1940 - Ushers Log
May 17 1940 - Ushers Log
