September 26th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Procedure for Taking Over Plants Refusing Government Orders for Defense Materials

White House

PP

1:48am

Telegram received from Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill

White House

WSC

9:20am –

10:00am

War Sec. Henry L. Stimson

White House

USH

10:58am

To Office

White House

USH

11:00am

Barry Bingham

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:15am

A. H. Bennell, F. N. Winkler

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:30am

Rep. Clyde Ellis (AR)

Office

STE, TU, PAI

11:45am

Mrs. Anna Rosenberg

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:15pm

Herbert S. Houston

Office

STE, TU, PAI

1:00pm

(lunch) Bernard M. Baruch

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:00pm

Advisory Committee for National Defense

Office

STE, TU, PAI

4:50pm

Break ground - Recorder of Deeds Building

Washington, DC

STE, TU, PAI

6:15pm –

7:10pm

Returned from Office via pool and Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

8:30pm

Grace G. Tully

White House

USH

ER

Returned to White House at 1040. In Washington, DC rest of day

Note: Usher's log has ER retiring at 0005 next morning. No record of subsequent departure. No further ER entry until 10/21/40

USH

Houseguest

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (arr. 0920, dep. 1535), Ronald Lanthier (arr. 0920, dep. 1535), Maj. Harry Hooker (arr. 10:40)

USH

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

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