Private world of Franklin D. Roosevelt unveiled in newly found film footage
It’s President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Labor Day 1934.
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How Marguerite LeHand Shaped the Franklin D. Roosevelt White House
During the New Deal, Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the role of first lady and Frances Perkins broke ground as the first woman in the cabinet. And then there was Marguerite LeHand, whose official position was personal secretary to the president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. But a new book, Kathryn Smith’s “The Gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the… Read more »
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Defends FDR’s (and the West’s) Challenged Post-War Legacy
Address by Minister Freeland on Canada’s foreign policy priorities [Slightly cropped and with emphases added by the FDR Foundation. Click the link below to read the full version.] From Global Affairs Canada June 6, 2017 – Ottawa, Canada …International relationships that had seemed immutable for 70 years are being called into question. From Europe, to… Read more »
Eleanor and Hick
…a brisk, readable account of the intersection between these two women…