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Tag Archives: Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt: The Red Cross Uniform
Eleanor Roosevelt begged to visit the soldiers in the Pacific. The Red Cross Uniform Circa WWI The American Red Cross, begun following the Civil War, had its antecedents in Europe even before the Civil War. Clara Barton had been a … Continue reading
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Tagged "Bull" Halsey, admiral Halsey, Admiral William H, American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Red Cross, Eleanor Roosevelt visits WW2 hospitals, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady History, Halsey, history, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Franklin Roosevelt, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Red Cross Uniforms in WW!, Red Cross Uniforms in WW2, US history, White House history
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Saying Goodbye to FDR
Death is always private, but the death of a world figure becomes a public event. President Roosevelt’s Health When Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in April, 1945, the world was stunned. He had been US president for twelve years, just recently … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR, FDR and polio, FDR at Yalta, FDR's Little White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt's polio, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Graham Jackson, Harry Truman, history, Hyde Park NY, Little White House in Warm Springs, President Franklin D Roosevelt, presidential deaths, Presidential funerals, Presidential history, Presidential illness, the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. history, Warm Springs GA, White House history
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An FDR White House Christmas
For twelve years, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt occupied in the White House and spent more Christmas holidays there than any other first family. Strictly Roosevelt Traditions Some holiday traditions are more or less universal. Then, of course, there are those … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Christmas in the White House, Eleanor Rooseelt's Christmas book, Eleanor Roosevelt, Fala the FDR dog, FDR, FDR's dog Fala, FDR's estate at Hyde Park, FDR's family, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady History, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential Christmas traditions, Presidential history, The forge at Val-Kill, US history, Val-Kill, White House Christmas gifts, White House history
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Eleanor Roosevelt’s Road to Val-Kill
Eleanor Roosevelt was nearly forty before she had a life, and place of her own. FDR, Eleanor and Polio The marriage between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, fifth cousins by birth, had never been a joyful one. Their personalities were … Continue reading
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Tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt's cottage at Val-Kill, FDR, FDR advisor Louis Howe, FDR and polio, FDR's mother Sara Delano, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt's polio, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history American History, Hyde Park NY, Louis Howe, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Sara Delano Roosevelt, The Hyde Park estate of FDR, US history, Val-Kill, White House history
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Bess Truman’s First Press Conference
Few First Ladies were more reluctant to be in the public eye than Bess Truman. Mrs. Truman becomes FLOTUS Late in the afternoon of April 12, 1945, Bess Truman (1885-1982) received a phone call from her husband. There was a … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's mother, Chief Justice Harlan Stone, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Bess Truman, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady History, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman becomes President, history, Madge Gates Wallace, Madge Wallace, Mrs. Harry Truman, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry S Truman, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, White House history US history
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Mrs. Truman and the Housekeeper
Bess Wallace Truman would not tolerate any disregard to her authority. Bess Wallace: Homebody Bess Wallace (1885-1982) was the granddaughter of a well-to-do flour mill owner from Independence, MO. Her mother, Madge Gates, was a spoiled and self-centered woman, who … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's father David Wallace, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Bess Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, Henrietta Nesbitt, history, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, US history, White House cuisine, White House history, White House housekeeper Henrietta Nesbitt
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Eleanor Roosevelt Looks In The Pot
Eleanor Roosevelt had a decade of social and political activity when her husband became New York Governor in 1928. But she still had lessons to learn. Eleanor Roosevelt: The Wilderness Years Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), born to an aristocratic New York … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred E. Smith, American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt visits prisons, Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle Theodore, FDR, FDR advisor Louis Howe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Franklin D. Roosevelt's polio, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, League of Women Voters, Louis Howe, NY Gov. Al Smith, Presidential history, Sara Delano Roosevelt, US history
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Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt
The trick question is “what was Eleanor Roosevelt’s maiden name?” It was Roosevelt. She was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt: Poor Little Rich Girl Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was a patrician-born New Yorker. Her father was Theodore’s brother Elliott, … Continue reading
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Elliott Roosevelt: Theodore’s Brother, Eleanor’s Father.
Elliott Roosevelt is a sad footnote in history. His brother and his daughter are immortal. TR’s Younger Brother Elliott Roosevelt (1860-1894) was less than two years younger than his brother Theodore, sandwiched between two sisters in a prominent and well-to-do … Continue reading
TR’s Sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Anna Roosevelt Cowles (1855-1931) was closer to Theodore Roosevelt than anyone. And he respected her more than anyone. Anna Roosevelt: A First-Born Syndrome Anna Roosevelt, nicknamed “Bamie” was the eldest of four remarkable Roosevelt children born to Theodore (Sr.) … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Allenwood School, American history, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Auntie Bye, Bamie Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Mlle. Souvestre, Presidential history, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's family, Theodore Roosevelt's siblings, Theodore Roosevelt's sister Anna, Washington hostess
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