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15 de may. de 2024 · From the book jacket: Marguerite “Missy” LeHand was the private secretary and right-hand woman of Franklin Delano Roosevelt for more than twenty years, serving as de facto chief of staff in the White House – a position never held by a woman before or since.
13 de may. de 2024 · Marguerite 'Missy' LeHand, a young woman with a modest background, an agile intellect, a pleasant personality, and remarkable stenographer's skills, began working for F.D.R. in 1920, when he ran for vice president.
Hace 1 día · Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift ...
20 de may. de 2024 · 96 Letter on Modernization of Farm Machinery. October 13, 1944. (To the Chairman of the War Production Board) I am sure that in your plans for the reconversion of industry to civilian production you will want to give strong recognition to the needs of many American farmers for increased supplies of farm machinery.
17 de may. de 2024 · Her books include the biography of President Roosevelt’s private secretary Marguerite LeHand, titled “The Gatekeeper,” and “Gertie” the biography of Aiken-born heiress, adventuress, philanthropist — and spy — Gertrude Sanford Legendre.
Hace 3 días · Marguerite LeHand was FDR's secretary, Frances Perkins was his Secretary of Labor (first woman cabinet member) and Frances Gumm was Judy Garland.
10 de may. de 2024 · Her son Elliott suggested that her "reservations toward Catholicism" were rooted in her husband's sex scandals with Lucy Mercer and Marguerite LeHand, both Catholics. In 1949, she was made an honorary member of the historically Afro-descendant organization Alpha Kappa Alpha.
