September 4th, 1940

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:00am –

11:07am

Spkr. William B. Bankhead, Sen. Alben W. Barkley (KY), Sen. James F. Byrnes, Rep. Sam T. Rayburn (TX), Rep. Sol Bloom (NY)

White House

STE, USH, TU

11:07am –

12:04pm

Bishop Shiel

White House

USH

11:45am

French Ambassador Count de Saint-Quentin

Note: Conflict with usher's log

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:00pm

Rev. Francis X. Quinn, Rep. Michael Kennedy (NY), Rep. James M. Fitzpatrick (NY), Rep. James H. Fay (NY)

Note: Conflict with usher's log. President's Appointment Index has "To receive Congressional Medal"

Office

STE, TU, PAI

12:05pm

To Office

White House

USH

12:15pm

Edward J. Flynn

Office

STE

1:00pm

(lunch) Basil O' Connor

Note: President's Appointment Index has such a lunch for 08/04/1940. Probably an error since FDR was in Hyde Park that day.

Office

STE, TU

2:00pm

Mr. Gail Sullivan

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:15pm

Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. - appointment before his departure for Central and South America

Office

STE, TU, PAI

2:30pm

(Edward J. Flynn)

Office

STE, TU

4:00pm

(Bernard M. Baruch)

Office

STE

7:10pm

Returned from Office via pool and Doctor's office

Office

USH

7:45pm

(dinner) Household

White House

USH

11:00pm

Retired

White House

USH

Houseguest

Basil O'Connor (arr. 0750), Bishop Shiel (arr. 0855)

USH

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

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