May 21st, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
10:10am – 11:00am |
Justice Douglas |
White House |
USH |
|
11:25am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:30am |
Justice Hugo L. Black |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
Louis Brownlow |
Office |
TU, USH, PAI |
|
12:30pm |
Sen. David I. Walsh (MA), Rep. Carl Vinson (GA), Adm. Harold R. Stark (Chief, Naval Ops.), Adm. John H. Towers (Chief, Navy Bureau of Aeronautics), Rear Adm. Ben Moreel (Navy Dept. Chief of Yards and Docks) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
1:15pm |
(lunch) Atty. Gen. Robert H. Jackson Note: President's Appointments Index also has Rep. James W. Wadsworth (NY) for lunch this day |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
4:02pm – 4:20pm |
Press Conf. # 645 (FDR) |
Office |
PC, STE, TU |
|
5:00pm |
Motoring from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
6:45pm |
Returned to White House |
Washington, DC |
USH |
|
7:45pm – 9:10pm |
(dinner) (27) Note: ER schedule shows dinner with Household (27) |
White House |
USH |
|
8:50pm – 9:10pm |
Adm. Richard E. Byrd |
White House |
USH |
|
9:00pm |
(supper - Buffet) Annual Newspaper Dance. (FDR and ER receive.). 1775 Inv. |
White House |
LOR, USH, STE, TU |
|
10:10pm – 11:00pm |
Doctor's office Note: FDR retires at 0030 the following day (5/22/40) |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Mrs. E. von Hesse (arr. 1:40), Mr. and Mrs. George Bye (arr. 6:00), Samuel I. Rosenman (arr. 6:50, dep. 0045 next morning) |
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 21 1940 - Stenographers Diary
May 21 1940 - Ushers Log
May 21 1940 - Ushers Log
