Franklin D. Roosevelt & Eleanor Roosevelt & Sec.Howe Signed Letters

Description: Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( January 30, 1882- April 12, 1945) Often referred to as FDR, was American Statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of The United States from 1933 until his death in 1945, A Democrat, he won a record four Presidential elections, and became a central figure in World Events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. History. As a dominant leader into the Fifth Party System and defined American liberalism throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II. He is often rated by scholars as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents, along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11,1884- November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest First Lady of the United States. Roosevelt served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements . Louis McHenry Howe (January 14, 1871-April 18, 1936) was an American reporter for the New York Herald best known as an early advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. assigned to cover the New York State legislature in 1906, he soon became a political operative for Thomas Mott Osborne, a Democratic opponent of the Tammany Hall political machine. After Osborne fired Howe in 1909, Howe attached himself to rising Democratic Star Franklin D. Roosevelt , with whom he would work for the rest of his life. Howe oversaw Roosevelt's campaign for the New York State Senate, worked with him in the Navy Department, and acted as an advisor and campaign manager during Roosevelt's 1920 vice presidential run. After Roosevelt contracted polio in 1921, resulting in partial paralysis, Howe became Roosevelt's public representative, keeping his political career alive during his recovery. He arranged Roosevelt's 1924 "Happy Warrior" convention speech that returned him to the public eye, and helped to run Roosevelt's narrowly successful 1928 campaign to become Governor of New York. Howe then spent the next four years laying the groundwork for Roosevelt's landslide 1932 presidential victory. Named Roosevelt's personal secretary Howe helped the President to shape the early programs of the "New Deal", particularly the Civilian Conservation Corps. Howe gre ill shortly after Roosevelt's election, and died before the end of his first term. Eleanor later called Howe one of the most influential people in her life. The Provenance of this archive comes from the personal collection of Mary Eben White House Librarian who cared for catalogs, The Roosevelts personal books and papers.

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