November 24th, 1941

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:15am –

11:50am

VP Henry A. Wallace, Rep. John W. McCormack (MA), Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn (TX)

Note: Rayburn and McCormack (MA) left at 1145.

White House

USH, STE, TU, PAI

10:30am –

11:55am

Sec. of State Cordell Hull

White House

USH

11:00am

Sen. James M. Mead (NY), Solicitor Gen. Charles Fahy, David J. Lewis, Joseph B. Eastman, John J. Pelley, Judge R. V. Fletcher, George Harrison, A. Johnston, Mr. A. F. Whitney

Note: Was this meeting cancelled?

White House

PAI

11:15am

Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia (NYC)

White House

PAI

11:45am

Sen. Joseph F. Guffey (PA), Rep. Patrick J. Boland (PA)

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:57am

To Office

White House

USH

12:45pm

Amb. William C. Bullitt

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:15pm

Navy Sec. Frank Knox

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:30pm

Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith

Office

STE, TU, PAI

7:05pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm –

11:40pm

(dinner - West Hall) ER, Household, Aubrey Williams, Miss Malvina Thompson

Note: Usher's log apparently shows Aubrey Williams leaving at 2050

White House

USH

8:50pm –

10:55pm

Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle

White House

USH, STE, PAI

8:55pm –

10:50pm

Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle, Labor Sec. Frances W. Perkins, Spkr. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Rep. John W. McCormack (MA), Rep. Mary T. Norton (NJ), Rep. Robert Ramspeck (GA), Rep. E. E. Cox (GA), Rep. Carl Vinson (GA), Rep. Howard W. Smith (VA), Rep. Joseph A. Gavagan (NY), Rep. Joseph W. Martin (MA), Rep. Richard J. Welch (CA), Rep. Thomas H. Cullen (NY), Daniel W. Tracy

Note: Usher's log shows departure times of 2255 for John W. McCormack (MA) and Rep. Martin, 2305 for Labor Sec. Frances Perkins.

White House

STE, USH, TU, PAI

11:55pm

Retired

White House

USH

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Charles Hamlin (arr. 5:35)

USH

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

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