October 18th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

White House Release of FDR's personal entrance into Presidential Campaign of 1940

White House

PP

12:35am

Retired from previous day

White House

USH

9:15am –

9:35am

Ambassador to France William C. Bullitt

White House

STE

10:25am

To Office

White House

STE

10:40am

Press Conf. #690 (FDR, Stephen T. Early)

Office

PC, STE, TU

11:00am

James P. Warburg

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

Budget Dir. Harold D. Smith

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Rep. Christopher Sullivan (NY)

Office

STE, TU

11:45am

Att. Gen. Robert H. Jackson, Leon Henderson

Office

USH, PAI

12:15pm

Slovak Group

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

Returned from Office to private dining room

White House

USH

1:05pm

(lunch) Household

White House

USH

1:55pm

To Office

White House

USH

1:55pm

(Atty. Gen.. Robert H. Jackson)

Office

STE

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE, TU

4:00pm

(Leon Henderson)

Office

STE

5:15pm

Returned from Office to pool with nurse H. G.

White House

USH

6:10pm

To West Hall; (tea) Household

White House

USH

6:35pm –

7:05pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

8:30pm –

10:50pm

Miss Roberta Barrows

White House

USH

10:45pm

To station enroute to Hyde Park, NY

White House

USH

11:00pm

Leave Washington, DC accompanied by Stephen T. Early, Grace G. Tully, Mrs. Dorothy Brady, Miss Mary Lamback, George A. Fox, Dewey E. Long, Leo A. deWaard, secret service agents, photographers, newsreel and telegraph representatives.

Washington, DC

TRP

Houseguest

Samuel I. Rosenman (dep. 0710), Harry L. Hopkins (dep. 1645)

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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