May 20th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

FDR asks Congress to delete from Pending Legislation on limitation on Federal Financial Participation in Work Projects

White House

PP

8:40am

Received telegram from Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill.

White House

MR, WSC

10:00am

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

Note: Speaker Bankhead listed but apparently did not attend.

White House

STE, TU, USH, PAI

11:00am

David Lasser (Workers Alliance of America)

Note: Meeting time and office arrival conflict

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

John M. Carmody (Administrator, Federal Works Agency) re book signing and Gravelly Point matter

Note: Meeting time and office arrival conflict

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:35am

To Office

White House

USH

12:45pm

Lewis Douglas

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Norman H. Davis (Chmn. American Red Cross)

Office

STE, PAI

6:40pm

Returned from Office via pool and Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:00pm

(dinner - Study) ER, Household

Note: Ate in study

White House

USH

8:30pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Melvyn Douglas

USH

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

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