October 8th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

1:15am

Arrive Motthaven, NY

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

1:25am

Leave Motthaven, NY

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

2:50am

Arrive Penn. Station, New York, NY

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

3:25am

Leave Penn. Station, New York, NY

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

5:23am

Arrive Philadelphia, PA.

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

5:25am

Leave Philadelphia, PA

Enroute Washington, DC

TRP

8:30am

Arrive Washington, DC

Washington, DC

STE

8:45am

Arrive White House

Washington, DC

USH

11:00am

To Office

White House

USH

11:00am

Sen. Clyde L. Herring (IA)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

Dr. William M. Leiserson (National Labor Relations Board member)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

British Amb. Lord Lothian

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

John M. Carmody (Admin. Federal Works Agency), Adm. Ben Moreell

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:30pm

National Resources Board: Chairm. Frederic A. Delano, Vice Chairm. Dr. Charles E. Merriam, George F. Yantis, Advisor Henry S. Dennison, Advisor Dr. Beardsley Ruml, Dir. Charles W. Eliot, Exec. Officer Harold Merrill

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Fleet Adm. James O. Richardson, Puerto Rico Gov. William D. Leahy

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:05pm

Press Conf. # 688

Office

PC, TU, STE

4:15pm

(Walter Winchell)

Office

STE

4:30pm

(Lowell Mellett)

Office

STE

4:45pm

Mrs. Josephine Roche

Note: Tully log has "Miss" Josephine Roche

Office

STE, TU, PAI

7:22pm

Returned from Office via pool and Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

8:40pm –

10:50pm

Miss Dorothy Jones (steno.)

White House

USH

11:00pm

Retired

White House

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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