Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: October 22-31

October 23, 1944 "HYDE PARK, Sunday—Yesterday I accompanied my husband on his trip around New York. It is a long time since we have done anything of this kind. In spite of the bad weather, it was an interesting experience, and I was glad that the President had this stimulating drive and could attend the … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: October 22-31

Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: September 8-14

September 11, 1956 "GENEVA—It is amusing, far away in Switzerland where you feel cut off from American politics, to find yourself asked at every meal by your neighbors what you think is going to happen on Election Day. I sat between an Italian and a Frenchman at lunch the other day and each one, in … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: September 8-14