Collection Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day"
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
An interview with Allida M. Black
Director and Editor, The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
How Long? 1 minute
To enhance First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" newspaper columns, Allida M. Black, Director and Editor of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers and Research Professor of History & International Affairs at The George Washington University, sat down for an interview covering topics from the Roosevelt's style of entertaining to what the White House was like during World War II.
Introduction to the "My Day" Project
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Importance of the "My Day" Columns
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Role of Ceremony in the Roosevelt White House
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The Roosevelts' Style of Entertaining
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Christmas at the Roosevelt White House
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Family Life in the White House
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The Roosevelts' Relationship with White House Staff
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Visit of the British Royals in 1939
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World War II at the White House
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