September 2nd, 1940
Transcript
Times | Log | Location | Source |
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3:05am |
Arrive Bristol Valley, TN |
On train |
TRP |
3:15am |
Leave Bristol Valley, TN |
On train |
TRP |
5:15am |
Arrive Bulls Gap, TN |
On train |
TRP |
5:20am |
Leave Bulls Gap, TN |
On train |
TRP |
6:40am |
Arrive Knoxville, TN |
On train |
TRP |
6:50am |
Leave Knoxville, TN |
On train |
TRP |
8:17am |
Arrive Riceville, TN |
On train |
TRP |
8:22am |
Leave Riceville, TN |
On train |
TRP |
9:45am |
Arrive Chattanooga, TN |
Chattanooga, TN |
TRP, STE |
10:15am |
Motor to Chickamauga Dam accompanied by ER, Sen. Kenneth McKellar (TN), Gov. Prentiss Cooper, Stephen T. Early, Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Ross T. McIntire, Capt. Daniel Callaghan, Sen. Thomas Stewart, Sen. Reynolds, Rep. Kefauver, Interior Sec.and Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, Federal Security Agency Admin. Paul V. McNutt, Harry L. Hopkins, Bernard M. Baruch, Marguerite A. LeHand, Grace G. Tully, FCC Chairm. James Lawrence Fly, Photographers, Press correspondents |
Chattanooga, TN |
TRP |
11:00am |
Address at Chickamauga Dam |
Chattanooga, TN |
STE, PP, TU |
12:00pm |
Leave Chattanooga, TN |
On train |
TRP, STE |
1:25pm |
Arrive Riceville, TN |
On train |
TRP |
1:30pm |
Arrive Knoxville, TN |
On train |
TRP |
4:45pm |
Motor to Newfound Gap, TN, Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
Newfound Gap, TN |
TRP |
5:00pm |
Address at dedication of Great Smoky National Park |
Newfound Gap, TN |
STE, PP, TU |
8:30pm |
Leave Marysville, TN Note: Train had been moved to Marysville, TN. |
On train |
STE |
8:55pm |
Arrive Ryington, TN |
On train |
TRP |
9:02pm |
Leave Ryington, TN |
On train |
TRP |
11:55pm |
Arrive Corbin, KY |
On train |
TRP |
Houseguest |
Harry L. Hopkins (arr. 2100) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
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