September 1st, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

FDR Appeal to European nations to refrain from air bombing of civilians

White House

PP

10:15am

(Hugh Wilson)

White House

USH

10:25am

To Office

White House

USH

10:40am

Press Conf. PC #575 (FDR) (Sec. of State Cordell Hull was present , also Mr. and Mrs. John Roosevelt)

Office

PC, STE, TU

10:45am

Sol Bloom

Office

STE

11:00am

War Sec. Harry H. Woodring, Asst. Sec. Louis Johnson, Asst. Sec. Charles Edison, Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. Harold R. Stark, Daniel Callaghan, Gen. Edwin M. Watson

Office

STE

12:00pm

Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Grover Whalen

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Cabinet

Office

STE, TU

5:45pm

Returned from Office via pool

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household only

White House

USH

9:55pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

10:50pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Roosevelt (dep. 11:40), James Roosevelt (arr. 9:40)

USH

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

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