May 31st, 1939
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
|
8:30am |
Arrive Washington, DC on Pennsylvania Railroad |
Washington, DC |
DI, STE, TU, TRP |
|
8:45am |
FDR and Marguerite A. LeHand returned from Hyde Park, NY |
White House |
USH |
|
9:40am – 10:10am |
To Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
|
10:10am – 11:15am |
VP John Nance Garner, Sen. Alben W. Barkley, Spkr. William B. Bankhead, Rep. Sam T. Rayburn |
White House |
USH, STE, TU |
|
11:00am |
Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith Note: Conflict with "to Office" time |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
11:22am |
To Office |
White House |
USH |
|
11:30am |
U Sec. of State Sumner Welles |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
12:00pm |
Sen. Carl A. Hatch (NM) |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
12:15pm |
Josephine Roche |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
1:00pm |
(lunch) Former Gov. Max Gardner |
Office |
STE, TU |
|
2:50pm |
Returned from Office via Doctor's office |
White House |
USH |
|
4:35pm – 5:10pm |
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Felix Frankfurter |
White House |
USH |
|
7:30pm |
(dinner) ER, Press: 22 attended |
White House |
USH |
|
9:00pm – 1:30am |
Newspaper Dance; ER received. (FDR remained in Apartments) 1705 invited, 1458 attended |
White House |
USH, TU |
|
11:00pm |
Retired |
White House |
USH |
|
ER |
Returned from New York, NY at 1144. In Washington, DC rest of day |
USH |
|
|
Houseguest |
Mrs. Louis M. Howe (arr. 0730), M. Hartley Howe (arr. 0855), G. Hall Roosevelt (arr. 2040) Note: First guest was written "Mrs. L. McHowe". Presumably a misspelling of Mrs. Louis McHenry Howe. See also 6/1/39 departure |
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 31 1939 - Stenographers Diary
May 31 1939 - Ushers Log
May 31 1939 - Ushers Log
