Category Archives: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Saying Goodbye to FDR

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

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 Feather Schwartz Foster

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 Feather Schwartz Foster

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 Feather Schwartz Foster

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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FDR Glimpses the Future: 1920

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In 1920, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was thirty-eight years old, and the Democratic party’s candidate for Vice President. FDR: A Moderate Career Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was not a spectacular rise to success by any means. He had a rather spoiled … Continue reading →

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Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The trick question is “what was Eleanor Roosevelt’s maiden name?” It was Roosevelt. She was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt: Poor Little Rich Girl Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was a patrician-born New Yorker. Her father was Theodore’s brother Elliott, … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Saying Goodbye to FDR

An FDR White House Christmas

Eleanor Roosevelt’s Road to Val-Kill

Eleanor Roosevelt Looks In The Pot

FDR Glimpses the Future: 1920

Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt

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