Eleanor Roosevelt had urged the introduction of blacks ... She was thinking about the future of her country. Describe the riots. It was one of the worst. People unaware of what was going on ...

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 ...

Jan. 7 - March 11, 2025 at 11 or 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! A revelatory, dramatic reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Starring Viola ...

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady of American politics, died last night in her Manhattan apartment at the age of 78. Mrs. Roosevelt, who presided over the White House for 12 years as the wife ...

Eleanor Roosevelt by Bernard T. Frydrysiak, 1946; Oil on canvas; Ford and Marni Roosevelt In 1933, she became First Lady of the United States and feared the change it would bring to her life.

In her long tenure as First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was known as a woman of the people — so much so that she was responsible for serving the worst food in White House ...