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20 de jul. de 2018 · In Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd: Eleanor's Rival, FDR's Other Love, Totten presents a carefully structured case for a deep and lasting but chaste love between Lucy and FDR, against the prevailing view that they were clandestine lovers.
- Paperback
- Christine M Totten
Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd (April 26, 1891 – July 31, 1948) was an American woman who was best known for her affair with future US president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Lucy Page Mercer was born on April 26, 1891, in Washington, D.C., to Carroll Mercer (1857–1917), a member of Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" cavalry military unit in the campaigns in Cuba, on the south shore of the island ...
Persico’s provocative conclusions about their relationship are informed by a revealing range of sources, including never-before-published letters and documents from Lucy Rutherfurd’s estate that attest to the intensity of the affair, which lasted much longer than was previously acknowledged.FDR’s connection with Lucy also creates an opportunity for Persico to take a more penetrating look ...
29 de abr. de 2008 · Franklin Delano Roosevelt was arguably the greatest figure of the twentieth century. While FDR’s official circle was predominantly male, it was his relationships with women–particularly with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd–that most vividly bring to light the human being beneath this towering statesman.
Biographie. Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd ( 26 avril 1891 - 31 juillet 1948) était la secrétaire puis la maîtresse du président américain Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Elle était aux côtés de Roosevelt le jour de son décès le 12 avril 1945 . Elle était la femme de Winthrop Rutherfurd (en) (1862– 19 mars 1944 ).
12 de may. de 2009 · I purchased this book after watching Ken Burns' masterful documentary "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History." I had to know more about FDR and the woman in his life, particularly his love affair and enduring relationship with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd. Persico's book details Franklin D. Roosevelt's relationship with many women.
2 de ago. de 2010 · The youthful, handsome countenance of Franklin Roosevelt had been etched into the mind of Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd from their first meeting, when he was the newly minted assistant secretary of the U ...
