May 2nd, 1940
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1:50am |
Retired from previous day |
White House |
USH |
|
9:45am – 10:25am |
Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. |
White House |
USH |
|
11:00am |
Rep. A. S. Mike Monroney (OK), Rep. Albert Gore (TN) Note: Office arrival and scheduled meeting conflict. Presidential Appointments Index has date of 5/3/1940 for this meeting |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
11:18am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:30am |
Rep. Fred Cummings (CO) |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:00pm |
U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, Italian Amb. Don Ascanio dei Principi Colonna |
Office |
STE, TU, PAI |
|
12:30pm |
Navy Sec. Charles Edison, Asst. Navy Sec. Lewis Compton |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) Atty. Gen. Robert H. Jackson |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
3:00pm |
Motoring from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
4:17pm |
To Office |
Washington, DC |
USH |
|
5:00pm |
Robert H. Hinckley (Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Authority) |
Office |
STE, PAI |
|
6:00pm |
Returned from Office |
Office |
USH |
|
7:30pm – 12:15am |
(dinner) Household, Grace G. Tully Note: Retired at 12:25 a.m. the following morning |
White House |
USH |
|
Houseguest |
Melvyn Douglas (arr. 0900, dep. 1700) |
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 2 1940 - Stenographers Diary
May 2 1940 - Ushers Log
May 2 1940 - Ushers Log



