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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/26/1942
WASHINGTON, Friday—I returned yesterday morning a little bit late, but in plenty of time to get over to Arlington, Va...
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/26/1939
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/26/1938
Washington, Sunday—Christmas Day and Christmas Eve lie behind us. The 24th of December is always for me the embodiment of...
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/25/1936
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/24/1941
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day," 12/23/1944
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