September 3rd, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Labor Day Statement issued

White House

PP

12:00am

Fireside Chat on the War in Europe

White House

PP

12:40am

Retired from previous day

Note: retired from previous evening

White House

USH

11:50am –

12:22pm

U Sec. of State Sumner Welles

White House

USH, TU

3:52pm –

5:00pm

Sec. of State Cordell Hull, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, Adolf A. Berle, Asst. Sec. War Louis Johnson

White House

USH, TU

7:30pm

(dinner) Marguerite A. (Missy) LeHand, Grace G. Tully

White House

USH

8:25pm –

8:55pm

To Doctor's office

White House

USH

8:55pm

From Doctor's office to Diplomatic Reception Room

White House

USH

9:00pm –

9:12pm

Radio broadcast (speech)

White House

USH, STE, TU

9:12pm –

9:40pm

Stills and movies (pictures)

White House

USH

9:40pm –

10:05pm

From Diplomatic Reception Room to Doctor's office

White House

USH

10:05pm

From Doctor's office to Apartments

White House

USH

10:25pm

Retired

White House

USH

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

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