May 1st, 1937
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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12:01am – 5:42pm |
Made passage from New Orleans, LA area to Aransas Pass, TX meeting USS Potomac there. FDR spent some time fishing in a small boat while transfer was completed to USS Potomac. During trolling, FDR took a king mackeral. Note: President's party included FDR, Elliott Roosevelt, Ross T. McIntire, Edwin M. Watson, and Capt Paul H. Bastedo, USN. |
At sea off Louisiana and Texas |
TRP |
|
5:42pm – 6:45pm |
Embarked in the USS Potomac, rested until 6:40 P. M. when a mail pouch was delivered from White House. Signed 38 official letters and documents ("for the first time in Central Standard Time Zone") including Joint Resolution on Neutrality. Note: Signature on Joint Resolution was required prior to midnight, when previous law expired |
At sea, off Port Aransas, TX |
TRP |
|
6:45pm |
FDR and members of his party had dinner, then fished off the quarter-deck of the USS Potomac for an hour after which FDR retired |
At sea, off Port Aransas, TX |
TRP |
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 1 1937 - Stenographers Diary
May 1 1937 - Ushers Log
