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Hace 1 día · Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and promoted policies to the left, despite opposition from Republican leaders. He groomed his ally William Howard Taft to succeed him in 1908. Roosevelt grew frustrated with Taft's conservatism and tried, and failed, to win the 1912 Republican presidential nomination.
Hace 1 día · Roosevelt's son Elliott claimed that his father had a 20-year affair with his private secretary, Marguerite LeHand. Another son, James, stated that "there is a real possibility that a romantic relationship existed" between his father and Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, who resided in the White House during part of World War II.
22 de jun. de 2024 · Although he did not participate in the luncheon, Elliott Roosevelt (pp. 108–109) recalls overhearing the portion of the conversation which touched on various aspects of the joint American-British strategic plans for 1943.
29 de jun. 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.
Hace 3 días · Both left important political legacies: Franklin Roosevelt was the president who led the United States through the Great Depression and WWII, and fascinating facts about Eleanor Roosevelt's life include how she organized press conferences at the White House exclusively for women journalists.
Hace 1 día · Elliott "Toby" Roosevelt, great-grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, read a prayer that the former president recited before the nation on the night of June 6, 1944, and U.S. Mint Director Ventris Gibson honored World War II veterans with a commemorative gold coin, before participating in a wreath presentation.
28 de jun. de 2024 · Drawing on the legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Roosevelt Institute champions new ideas and new leaders to make our economy and democracy work for the many, not the few.
