May 25th, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

9:15am –

10:20am

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., U Sec. Hanes

Note: STE log in ()

White House

USH, STE

11:00am

Sen. John H. Bankhead and Sen. Lister Hill (AL)

Note: Conflicts with "to Office" time

Office

STE, TU

11:15am

Sen. Sherman Minton and Rep. Claude V. Parsons

Note: Conflicts with "to Office" time

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

Former Gov. Nelson G. Kraschel (IA)

Note: Conflicts with "to Office" time

Office

STE, TU

11:40am

To Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

11:45am

Rep. Adolph G. Sabbath

Office

STE, TU

12:15pm

Isidore Dockweiler (CA)

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm

Leo T. Crowley (FDIC)

Office

STE, TU

12:45pm

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Penney

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Int. Sec. Harold L. Ickes

Office

STE, TU

2:30pm

Adolf A. Berle

Office

STE

2:40pm

(Austin and Geiss)

Office

STE

4:50pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

5:00pm –

5:15pm

Ambassador of Republic of Panama presented credentials in Blue Room

White House

USH, STE, TU

5:15pm –

5:25pm

Ambassador of Chile presented credentials in Blue Room

White House

STE, USH, TU

5:25pm –

6:00pm

To Doctor's office from Blue Room

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

11:35pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

Left for Arthurdale, WV with 6 house guests and Mrs. Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. at 9:25

USH

Houseguest

Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Wilmerding, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deane, Mr. and Mrs. George Bye (all dep. with ER at 9:25 for Arthurdale, WV)

USH

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

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