Eleanor and Franklin (180 page)

other tickets considered, 782, 783, 785

and outbreak of World War I, 247–54, 256, 262, 266

owns one of first Fords, Eleanor attempts to drive, 195

Oyster Bay relatives side against, 314

Pearl Buck pursues on white-supremacy issue, 852

and Pearl Harbor, 823–24

petitions to go overseas, 259

political ambitions of in 1908, 205–6

political chain of command unclear, 554

political prospects darken, 216

political views and attitudes contrasted with Eleanor's, 401–2

postwar world organization ideas of evolving, 852

and power struggle with Smith after becoming governor, 402–5

and problems with Farley, 553–56

purchases Warm Springs, 367–68

quarantine speech of, 718–19

racial views and attitudes of, 647–48

received at Buckingham Palace, 264

receives Keynes' letter on 1937 recession, 590

recklessness of surprises Oyster Bay relatives, 328

recognizes Soviet Russia, 749–50

and reconciliation with Eleanor, trip to Europe, 280–88
passim

relationship with children, 297

relationship with Eleanor during White House years, 575–77

relationship with Missy, 427, 428, 640–44, 645

relationship with Sara, 144–46, 148, 149

remains a Democrat, 206

resigns Navy post, 312

reticent to disclose self, 570

runs for state senate (1910), 205–6, 207–10

and
Sabalo
cruise to Campobello, 330

and sale of military planes to France, 735–36

and Sara's death, 818

Sara's objections and interference to engagement, 134–37, 138–42, 152, 160

selects Hopkins to head unemployment relief, 432

self-esteem leads to brashness, 245–46

shifts views on Prohibition and League of Nations issues, 433–35

and Sinclair's effort to obtain White House support, 484

and Smith nomination, 361

and Smith re-nomination speech (1926), 389

Spanish Civil War, 720–21, 723, 725

stand on Prohibition issue, 390–91

strenuous schedule of following 1920 defeat, 320

studies law at Columbia, 178, 179, 186

and Subsistence Homestead Program, 495–99, 507–8, 510, 513, 514–17, 518

and summit conferences, 882, 883–85

and Sumner Welles' appointment, Armistice Day conference idea, 726–27

sworn in as governor, 405

and Tammany opposition (1912), 218

tax-bill veto overridden, 887

teaches Eleanor how to inspect state institutions, 413

and UNRRA conference, 883

urges European powers to continue negotiations, 729–30

and Val-Kill cottage, 378–79

vetoes Eleanor's trip to China, 865

victory in the making, Republican scare tactics, 564–66

victory of, 907–8

visits Arthurdale, 521

visits settlement-house child with Eleanor, 166

and Wagner Housing Act, 585

and Wallace-Jones RCF fight, 913–14

and Wallace's nomination, 779

Washington in 1913, political prospects of, 229–30

wedding of, 170–74

White House familiars expendable, 645

and White House lifestyle, 462–65

and World Court issue, 706–10

and WTUL anniversary party, 409–10

and Yalta Conference, 913, 915–16

and youth movement, 679, 681, 682–85, 686, 692–95, 698–701, 763, 766–70, 773–74, 775

see also
Roosevelt, Eleanor

Roosevelt, Hall (Brudie; brother), 40, 46, 53, 62, 64, 66, 73, 74, 75, 82, 84, 111, 132, 168, 178, 179, 195–96, 197, 207, 215, 216, 319, 352, 543, 599, 612

death of, 819

and death of son, 616–17

divorce of, 430

drinking habits of, 634

enlists in air force (World War I), 257

enrolled at Groton, 117–18

at Groton, Eleanor worries over, 128

relationship with Eleanor and Franklin, 200

on Sara and Cousin Susie, 349

on Sara's interference with Eleanor's household, 242

Roosevelt, Helen (Rosy Roosevelt's daughter; Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Jr.), 113, 140–41, 163, 170, 178, 187, 188, 195, 205, 342, 384, 551, 739, 782–83, 818

Roosevelt, Henry, 369

Roosevelt, Isaac, 143

Roosevelt, James (Franklin's father), 14, 22, 34, 141–46, 165, 178

Roosevelt, James Roosevelt (Franklin's half brother; Rosy), 113, 125, 140–41, 143–44, 171, 210, 336, 338, 378

Eleanor's letters to on Franklin's paralysis, 331–32, 333–34

marriage to Betty Riley, 235

Roosevelt, James (son), 203, 280, 294, 312, 334, 342, 364, 370–71, 373, 388, 394, 401, 405, 543, 557, 599, 612, 613–14, 618, 622–24, 625–26, 627, 634, 640, 699, 865, 872, 892

birth of, 194–95

“father a lonely man,” 645

on father's suffering due to Mrs. Nesbitt, 633

letter to father as child, 201

on mother's canteen work (World War I), 261

and Palmer assassination attempt, 295

placed in Groton, 315

prepares to go to war, 786

quoted, 241, 243

resents Howe, 364

on Sara's domination, 198

in uniform after Pearl Harbor, 824, 832

upbringing and education of, 236–44
passim
, 296, 297–98

Roosevelt, John Aspinwall (son), 341, 364, 369, 401, 436, 437, 438, 463, 465, 543, 613, 616, 618, 621–22, 765–66, 801, 805, 884, 887

birth of, 237

and Christmas party for children of WTUL members, 247

and European trip with mother, 410, 414–16

and philosophies-of-government discussion, 533–34

upbringing and education of, 236–44
passim
, 296, 297

Roosevelt, Kermit, 217, 473

Roosevelt, Lorraine, 163

Roosevelt, Margaret (Mrs. Hall Roosevelt),
see
Richardson, Margaret

Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch (grandmother; Mittie), 3, 4, 5, 29, 61

Roosevelt, Mrs. James (Betsy),
see
Cushing, Betsy

Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore, Jr., 846

Roosevelt, Quentin, 257

Roosevelt, Rebecca,
see
Howland, Rebecca

Roosevelt, Ruth (Mrs. Elliott
son
Roosevelt), 615, 618, 887

Roosevelt, Sara Delano (mother-in-law; Cousin Sally), 23, 34, 84, 109, 124–25, 126, 129, 130, 158, 160, 164, 165, 166, 210, 214, 224, 225, 228, 229, 237, 238, 249, 251, 256, 257, 259, 265, 267, 276–77, 285, 287, 299, 318, 328–29, 330, 345, 346–47, 361, 365–66, 367, 369–70, 389, 392, 432, 457, 465, 609, 619, 645, 801, 805, 812–13, 891, 907

admires Eleanor's managerial abilities, 220

aeroplane flight from London to Paris, 328–29

at Albany after Franklin's election, 209

allies with Eleanor on Prohibition issue, 433

and Anna's wedding gift, 373–74

approves of Morgenthau, 263

attitude toward Eleanor's public life, 370

attitude toward Franklin's entering politics, 205, 208

autocratic personality of, 197

on birth of grandchild Franklin Jr. (1st), 199

on birth of grandchild James, 195

builds new house for Franklin and Eleanor, 197–98

buys Kuhn cottage, 199

at Campobello, 335

character traits of, 144

controls raising of grandchildren, 189–90, 196, 236, 238, 240–43

couple's honeymoon letters to, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184–85, 186

death of, 818

disagrees with Eleanor over Franklin's care, 339–40, 341, 342–43

discovers Eleanor has typhoid (1912), 219

divided loyalties in 1912 campaign, 216, 219

does not wish to sell 65th St. house, 599

Draper house furnished and staffed by, 186

in early eighties, still dominates Hyde Park house, 609

Eleanor prods Franklin to write, 194

Eleanor rebels against, 301–2

Eleanor's best defense against to get away from, 378

Eleanor's campaign reports to, 315–16

and Eleanor's desire to please, 179

Eleanor's devotion to, 187

Eleanor's household planning runs athwart of, 214

Eleanor's new relationship with, 320–21

on Eleanor's propensity for travel, 616

on Eleanor's Val-Kill cottage, 379

enjoys limelight, 633

entertains British monarchs at Hyde Park, 739–40

family background of, 141–42

family picture on eightieth birthday, 612

on Franklin as a child, 146

and Franklin and Eleanor's wedding, 171, 172, 173–74

on Franklin Jr.'s illness and death, 202–3

and Franklin's decision to run for governor (1928), 396

and Franklin's nomination for vice president, 308, 309, 310

and Franklin's notification ceremonies, 312

and Franklin's presidential nomination, 436

and future-of-Hyde-Park argument, 259–60

gives WTUL anniversary party, 409

on grandchild Anna's birth, 189

greets couple in New York, 178

interferes with Eleanor's European trip plans, 411

interferes with Eleanor's household, 363, 365, 376

is feudal in outlook, 348–49

is ill with pneumonia, 432

and Lucy Mercer affair, 270, 271, 276, 277, 278, 279

manages Hyde Park, 191

marriage to James Roosevelt, 141–45

and Maude's romance with David Gray, 222

on 1928 Democratic convention, 395

objects to and interferes with son's marriage plans, 134–37, 138–42

opposes Rosy Roosevelt's marriage, 235

oppresses Eleanor, 196, 197–200, 236, 238

relationship with granddaughter, 372–73

and relationship with and influence on Franklin, 141–42, 144–46, 148

resents son's match but yields gracefully, 162

returns to Hyde Park, 210

sets Eleanor's lifestyle during first year of marriage, 187, 188, 189–90

summers at Campobello, manages household, 191

told that Franklin has polio, 335

unaware of Eleanor's frustration, 198–99

upbraids Franklin over Rogers' party incident, 192

worries over Eleanor's treatment of royalty, 737–38

Roosevelt, Theodore (uncle), 3, 4, 29, 100, 117, 118–19, 125, 133, 154, 160, 163, 189, 211, 213, 216–17, 224, 226, 229–30, 232, 233, 256–57, 262, 313, 406, 462, 564, 613, 643, 644

brother Elliott and, 3, 9, 13–14, 22, 28, 37–38, 49, 50, 56, 63, 65, 69–70

childhood and education of, 6–7

death of, 283

Eleanor favorite niece of, 89

at Eleanor's wedding, 173–74

influence on Franklin, 148, 205, 206

plans to head division in France, 256

and public life, 14, 31, 32, 108, 170–71, 173–74, 184, 216–18, 219, 229–30, 250–51

racial sympathies of, 32

reaction to Eleanor's engagement, 169–70

World War I and, 250

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. (cousin), 314, 361–62

Roosevelt, Theodore, Sr. (grandfather), 3–14, 29, 72

Roosevelt, William Donner (grandson), 891

Roosevelts, the, Civil War loyalties of, 5, 32, 126, 142

Root, Elihu, 246

Root Grace C., 314

Rose, Alex, 897

Rose, Flora, 454, 535

Rosenberg, Anna, 677–78, 816

Rosenman, Samuel I., 432, 433, 436, 550, 638, 642, 795, 805, 814, 894, 900–901, 914

Roser, Frederic, 52, 59, 60, 73, 74, 75–78, 86

Ross, Malcolm, 919

Ross, Nellie Tayloe, 393, 404

Rosy,
see
Roosevelt, James Roosevelt

Rowe, James H., 623

Rumsey, Mary Harriman, 456, 480, 486

Russell, Dean William, 512, 798

Rutherfurd, Lucy,
see
Mercer, Lucy Page

Rutherfurd, Wintie, 279

Sachs, Alexander, 590

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 292, 293

Saltonstall, Gladys, 267, 297

Samaia, Signorina, 93, 99, 101–2, 112

Sayre Frank, 883

Scanlan, Patrick, 721

Schaeffer-Bernstein, Carola von, 93, 249, 712, 720, 731, 741

Schall, Thomas D., 502

Scheider, Malvina,
see
Thompson, Malvina

Schlesinger, Arthur, Jr., 272

Schneiderman, Rose, 291, 348–49, 357, 387, 410, 471

Schwab, Charles M., 283

Schwartz, Nell, 403, 404

Scudder, Vida, 66

Selmes, Isabella (Mrs. Robert Ferguson), 163, 170, 173, 183, 190, 208, 216, 219, 310, 357, 787

Sforza, Count Carlo, 910–11

Shaposhnikova, Ludmilla, 751

Shaw, George Bernard, 156, 845

Sherwood, Robert E., 637, 639, 906, 908

Simon, Abbott, 692, 693, 694, 698, 767, 773

Sims, Adm. William S., 285

Sinclair, Upton, 484, 501

Sisty,
see
Dall, Sisty

Sloan, Alfred, 548, 561

Sloane, Jessie, 74, 88

Smith, Alfred E., 213, 308, 346, 347, 400, 425, 432, 433, 548, 551, 647, 912

and Franklin's gubernatorial nomination, 395–98

and 1924 campaign, 359–62

and 1928 campaign, 389–99
passim

and power struggle with Franklin, 402–5, 551

relationship with Eleanor, 389–91

Smith, C. R., 792, 865

Smith, Harold, 825

Smith, Moses, 611

Smith, Winifred, 326

Smuts, Gen. Jan Christiaan, 716, 751

Sohier, Alice, 130

Souvestre, Marie, 90, 91–92, 93–94, 104, 105, 110, 111, 112, 118, 155, 172, 179, 180, 181, 239, 340, 380, 382, 388, 389

background of, influence on Eleanor, 97–104, 110–11

compared to Endicott Peabody, 147

and trip to Florence with Eleanor, 104

Spring, Blanche, 189, 194, 195, 199–200, 202, 203, 237

Spring-Rice Sir Cecil, 233, 249, 251, 253, 255, 262–63, 292, 780

Stalin, Joseph, 716, 741, 743, 758, 775, 846, 860, 882, 884–85, 915

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 110

Stanton, Jessie, 512

Stark, Adm. Harold R., 839, 844