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31 de mar. de 2024 · They met in Washington in 1913, when Eleanor Roosevelt hired Lucy Mercer as a part-time social secretary. At the time, FDR was assistant secretary of the Navy, a handsome, athletic 31-year-old man who frequently played 18 holes of golf before work. Lucy was 24, the vivacious daughter of a prominent Maryland family.
Hace 3 días · FDR arrived prepared for verbal combat with his British counterpart, whom Roosevelt had a long-standing record of contempt for. 2 FDR told his son Elliott Roosevelt - who accompanied him on the trip - on the eve of the conference that, “Churchill told me that he was not his Majesty’s Prime Minister for the purpose of presiding over the dissolution of the British Empire.
Hace 4 días · Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was a member of the Democratic Party and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms.
18 de abr. de 2024 · Eleanor Roosevelt, American first lady (1933–45), the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States, and a United Nations diplomat and humanitarian. She was one of the world’s most widely admired and powerful women. Her advocacy of liberal causes made her a controversial figure.
Hace 3 días · Eleanor Roosevelt was born in a house at 56 West 37th Street in 1884. Both her parents died when she was young and she was sent to live with her grandmother in Tivoli, New York, and later to...
14 de abr. de 2024 · Only one of the President’s four sons – Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt – reached Washington for the ceremony. The others were with the Navy and the Marines at their war posts in the Pacific. Elliott, the four Roosevelt daughters-in-law and Mrs. John Boettiger were the first to board the funeral train where Mrs. Roosevelt waited.
14 de abr. de 2024 · Eleanor Roosevelt held the title of First lady longer than any other presidential wife. Her husband’s presidency lasted for twelve years, one month, one week and one day. Eleanor was first lady through many national tragedies, including the Great Depression and World War II.
