Elliott Roosevelt, Eleanor's father, is confined to a mental asylum; Eleanor's mother, Anna Hall Roosevelt, dies of diphtheria. Eleanor becomes engaged to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her fifth ...

During his last year at Harvard, he became engaged to Theodore Roosevelt’s niece, Eleanor Roosevelt, who was also his distant cousin. They married on March 17, 1905, and went on to have one daughter ...

Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt are the most prominent members ... Along with Eleanor, Theodore's best-loved niece and Franklin's wife, all three overcome personal obstacles as they ...

For Eleanor Roosevelt, distance away from her mother-in-law enables her to thrive in this new atmosphere of politics and public service. Then on February 24, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt, restless and ...

While the FBI never launched a formal investigation of Eleanor Roosevelt, FBI references to her comprise one of the largest single files in J. Edgar Hoover's collection. Her affiliation with ...

There was no holding back. And when Mrs. Bethune spoke and her voice became hoarse and sort of crackled, the President's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, got up and poured her a glass of water and handed ...

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt ... of the United States and his beloved niece, Eleanor, would marry his fifth cousin, Franklin ...

American Experience interviewed political strategist and columnist William Rusher, in 1999. Below, read excerpts from his interview. The Political Partnership of Eleanor and Franklin Talk about ...

On October 28, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt was born into one of the wealthiest and most well-established families in New York. His father, Theodore Roosevelt Sr., was a descendant of the original ...