Category Archives: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The Bad Deal

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

One of life’s important lessons is playing “the hand you are dealt” the best way you can. FDR: Several Aces By the time Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) was in his thirties, the hand he was dealt – a patrician-born New … Continue reading →

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Eleanor Roosevelt: The Red Cross Uniform

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

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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VP Thomas Marshall and the Flag

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

Thomas Marshall is one of the unknown and generally disregarded Vice Presidents….but… About Tom Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) was an attorney, and like James Madison, diminutive in stature – perhaps only 5’2 or 3”. An Indiana Hoosier, he gravitated … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to FDR

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

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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An FDR White House Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2016 by

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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Eleanor Roosevelt’s Road to Val-Kill

Posted on September 19, 2016 by

  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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Eleanor Roosevelt Looks In The Pot

Posted on June 22, 2015 by

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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