Both of Eleanor’s parents had died, so at the wedding, she was given away by her uncle, Teddy. Who happened to be President of the United States at the time. Franklin Roosevelt met his fifth ...

Anna Hall Roosevelt, dies of diphtheria. Eleanor becomes engaged to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her fifth cousin once removed. She enrolls in the Junior League of New York where she teaches ...

Louis McHenry Howe made a career out of being "the man behind Roosevelt." His closeness to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt made him somewhat of a curiosity. Certainly, his appearance was not that ...

his wife Eleanor urged him not to abandon his political dreams. Campaign In 1932, the topic of highest importance to Americans was the Great Depression, giving Democrats an advantage in securing ...

Visitors are given information about the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and wife Eleanor Roosevelt on Saturday, March 1, 2025, in front of the late president’s home in Hyde Park ...