September 2nd, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Invitation to Foreign Nations to continue participation in New York World's Fair

White House

PP

11:00am

Adm. Christian J. Peoples

Note: Office arrival and scheduled meetings conflict

Office

STE

11:15am

Adm. Emory S. Land

Note: Office arrival and scheduled meetings conflict

Office

STE

11:30am

Breckinridge Long

Note: Office arrival and scheduled meetings conflict

Office

STE

11:45am

Col. Magruder, Adm. Anderson, Daniel Callaghan

Note: Office arrival and scheduled meetings conflict

Office

STE

11:50am

To Office

White House

USH

12:15pm

Asst. Navy Sec. Charles Edison

Office

STE

12:30pm

Military and Naval Intelligence Officers

Note: scheduled meeting crossed out in steno's diary

Office

STE

4:25pm

Retruned from Office

White House

USH

7:00pm –

12:30am

(dinner) Interior Sec. Harold L. Ickes, Robert H. Jackson, Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Stephen T. Early, Ross T. McIntire

Note: retires at 12:30 a.m. the following morning (9/3/39)

White House

USH

Houseguest

James Roosevelt (dep. 12:30)

USH

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

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