May 7th, 1936

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:10am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

9:15am –

9:50am

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

White House

USH

10:15am

Dr. Joseph J. Eller

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU

10:30am

To Office

White House

USH

10:30am

Asst. Sec. of State Sumner Welles

Office

STE, TU

10:45am

Gov. Theodore F. Green (RI)

Office

STE, TU

11:00am

Presentation of 7th Annual Gorgas Essay Prize to winner (Miss Helen Mae Collentine of Messmer High School, Milwaukee)

Office

STE, TU

11:10am

Presentation of Congressional Medal of Honor to Capt. Samuel I. Parker

Office

STE, TU

11:15am

Commissioner Joseph B. Eastman

Office

STE, TU

11:30am

Rudolph Leitner (Retiring Counselor of German Embassy)

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

Amb. to Italy Breckinridge Long

Office

STE, TU

12:00pm

Min. Laurence A. Steinhardt (Sweden)

Office

STE, TU

12:30pm

Int. Sec. Harold L. Ickes

Office

STE, TU

12:45pm

William Clayton

Office

STE, TU

1:00pm

(lunch) Walter Chrysler

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE, TU

3:30pm

Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley

Office

STE, TU

3:45pm

Treasury Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Act. Budget Dir. Daniel W. Bell

Note: Stenographer's Tully logs have appointment with Walter Teagle at 1700 in White House. No such indication in usher's log

Office

STE, TU

5:50pm

Returned from Office

White House

USH

5:50pm –

7:10pm

Sen. Joseph T. Robinson

White House

USH

7:30pm –

9:00pm

(dinner) ER, Household, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clark, Edward Roddan

White House

USH

11:50pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Bahamian Gov. Bede and Lady Clifford (dep. 10:35)

USH

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

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