September 5th, 1939

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

12:00am

Proclamation #2348 issued declaring US neutrality

White House

PP

12:00am

Proclamation #2349 issued placing an embargo on arms and munitions

White House

PP

11:30am

Solicitor Gen. Robert H. Jackson

White House

USH, TU, STE

11:45am

Sec. of State Cordell Hull, U Sec. of State Sumner Welles, Robert H. Jackson, Adolf A. Berle

White House

USH, STE, TU

1:15pm –

1:18pm

Asst. Navy Sec. Charles Edison

White House

USH

3:50pm

To Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

4:10pm

Press Conf. PC #576 (FDR and Stephen T. Early)

Office

PC, STE, TU

4:30pm

Frederic A. Delano

Office

STE

4:45pm

Sec. of State Cordell Hull, Gen. Edwin M. Watson, Robert H. Jackson, Adolf A. Berle

Office

STE

6:25pm

Returned from Office via Doctor's office

White House

USH

7:30pm

(dinner) Household, Marguerite A. (Missy) LeHand

White House

USH

9:45pm –

10:45pm

Ross T. McIntire

White House

USH

11:15pm

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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