May 5th, 1936

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:20am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

10:00am –

10:15am

Photo with stamp collection in Study

White House

USH

10:15am

James Dooley

Note: Stenographer's and Tully logs give name as James Dooling

White House

STE, USH, TU

10:30am

Sen. Carl Hayden

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU

10:45am

William Green

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU

10:55am

To Office

White House

USH

11:00am

Veterans of Foreign Wars - Presentation of poppy and invitation to National Convention of VFW in Denver - Colorado Delegation, et al

Office

STE, TU

11:15am

Rep. John J. O'Connor

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

Langdon Post

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

Stuart Gibboney

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm

Rear Adm. Frederic R. Harris

Office

STE, TU

12:45pm

Commerce Sec. Daniel C. Roper, George Mead (Chairman of Business Advisory Council)

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Owen D. Young

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Bernard M. Baruch

Office

STE, TU

2:30pm

Housing Conference: Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Sen. Robert F. Wagner, Sen. Davis I. Walsh, Jesse H. Jones

Office

STE, TU

4:12pm

Press Conf. PC #292

Office

PC, STE, TU

6:40pm

Returned from Office via pool

Note: Stenographer's and Tully logs list appointment in White House at 1630 for Walter Gifford. No such indication in usher's log

White House

USH

7:30pm –

9:25pm

(dinner) ER, Gov. James Cox, Ben Gray, Mr. Boyle, G. Hall Roosevelt, Amb. Long, Household

Note: Tully log shows Miss Florence Hale for dinner

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Miss Bessie Beatty (arr. 7:45), Dr. Edward H. Griggs (dep. 9:00), Miss Esther Lape (dep. 2:20), Miss Florence Hale (arr. 5:10)

USH

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

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