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by Blanche Wiesen Cook


  anti-Communism of, 154, 157, 562, 564, 565

  on anti-immigrant feelings, 405–6

  anti-lynching laws and, 31–32

  arms embargo and, 91, 98, 102, 138–39

  article to graduates of 1939 by, 53–55

  attacks on, 182–83, 412, 413–14, 415–16, 469

  AYC and, 94–95, 157–58, 173–79, 202–5, 209, 210, 211–15, 229–30, 245, 261–62

  and backlash against New Deal, 59

  Baruch and, 363–64

  Belafonte and, 567–68

  Bethune and, 357–58

  birth control supported by, 47

  Black’s biography of, 353–57, 362

  boundaries of, 246

  California trip of, 236, 237–41

  in campaign for FDR’s reelection, 333

  as chair of President’s Committee on the Status of Women, 568

  Chaney and, 239–40

  charity given by, 356–57

  childhood of, 266

  Churchill and, 443, 450, 491, 516, 517, 557

  Churchill’s White House visit and, 408–12

  civil liberties and, 257, 268, 282, 283, 406–7, 414, 417

  civil liberties defended by, 177–78

  civil rights movement and, 431–32, 436, 568

  competitiveness of, 550, 551

  compulsory universal service proposed by, 274–75

  Congress criticized by, 106–7

  contempt for Wallace’s early policies, 308

  critics of, 21–22, 46

  DAR resigned by, 32–33

  defense buildup and, 256–57

  on democracy, 303, 304–8, 333

  depressions of, 4, 6, 290, 402–3, 483, 486, 492

  dismal state of mind of, 234–35

  Displaced Persons and, 554

  on education, 144–45, 232–33

  education of, 2

  in efforts to save British children, 316

  Eleventh Street apartment of, 288

  face-to-face diplomacy of, 552, 555, 558

  FBI/Army Intelligence investigation of, 466–67

  FBI investigation of, 521

  in FDR’s 1940 reelection campaign, 251, 295–302, 343–52, 355, 360–61, 373

  on FDR’s 1940 State of the Union address, 196

  FDR’s death and, 539–41, 543, 544

  and FDR’s failing health, 504–5, 533–34

  FDR’s flu and, 233–34, 241–42

  on FDR’s military segregation, 341–42

  on FDR speech to AYC, 210

  FDR’s policies as influenced by, 10, 357, 382–83

  Federal Theatre Project and, 87

  fifty-fifth birthday of, 146–47

  fifty-seventh birthday of, 402

  first 1940 campaign speech of, 96

  as “First Lady of the World,” 544

  Florida vacation of, 215–18, 220, 221, 224

  Four Freedoms and, 496

  freedom as core principle of, 425

  friendships of, 5–9, 85, 178, 236–37, 293, 294, 493, 564

  Goya prints given to, 37–38

  Greenwich Village apartment of, 20, 70, 422, 436, 524

  Hick and, 6, 8, 43, 48, 52–53, 183–84, 214–15, 293, 361–63, 403

  Hitler’s barbarism and, 246–47

  and Hitler’s Reichstag address, 120–21

  housing and, 238–39, 385–87

  Human Rights Commission and, 557–58, 562

  human rights crusade of, 542, 545, 549–71

  humility of, 3

  impact of, 1–2

  Indian independence and, 441–42, 535–36

  influence on public opinion of, 50–51

  and internment of Japanese-Americans, 416–21

  on isolationism, 136

  Israel and, 556, 558

  labor ties of, 10–11

  Lash and, see Lash, Joseph, ER and

  in Latin America tour, 503–4

  in lead in to World War II, 117–30

  legacy of, 570–71

  London mission of, 438

  loneliness of, 392

  love of nature and, 309

  Manhattan townhouse of, 422

  Mann on, 317n

  melancholy of, 108–9

  military draft and, 274, 323–24, 345

  missing Miller correspondence of, 8

  in movement for racial justice, 310–11, 321, 333–39, 350

  at NAACP conference, 92–94

  on national defense, 324–25

  national health program upset by, 407

  as nationally beloved person, 249

  national unity campaign of, 257, 412–13, 485

  Nazi atrocities and, 453–54

  on Nazi-Soviet Pact, 117

  on Neutrality Act, 22–23

  New Year’s Day message of, 19

  niece’s debutante dance planned by, 18

  at 1940 Democratic Convention, 353

  in 1942 mission to England, 337, 440–47

  at OCD, 405, 407–8, 412–15

  in OCD resignation, 415

  optimism of, 569–70

  outfits of, 173, 228–29

  Pacific Theater tour of, 465, 479–84

  Palestine and, 487–88, 547–48

  Pastor Hall and, 316, 318–19

  as political pro, 551

  on possibility of FDR’s third term, 51

  post-1940 election tour of, 359–60, 364–65

  power of, elements of, 355–56

  praise for, 171–72

  public approval for, 228

  public health and, 247–48

  racism deplored by, 166–67, 357–58, 413, 414–15, 416, 424, 427, 435, 440, 446, 450–51, 472–73, 518–21, 535, 545, 561, 564, 566

  radio broadcasts of, 416

  radio series of, 242

  Rearmament Act and, 58

  Red Scare and, 153–54, 328–30

  refugees and, 26–30, 61–62, 63–64, 161–62, 170–71, 188, 190, 192–93, 195, 199–200, 222–24, 229, 235–36, 253–54, 263–64, 276–77, 287–91, 311–13, 316, 325, 368, 369–74, 377–82, 383–84, 389, 427, 470–71, 472, 475, 485, 489, 555–56

  Robeson defended by, 565

  Royal visit and, 65–79

  on SDR, 397–98

  second child lost by, 70

  “secret plan” of, 392–93

  self-deprecating nature of, 172, 357

  self-perception of, 355

  as serial romantic, 363–64

  as sickened by Hitler, 320–21

  sixtieth birthday of, 522–23

  Smith Act and, 282, 330

  social agenda of, 256–57, 265, 274, 469, 477–78, 496–98, 513, 525–26, 535, 547, 569–70

  and sons’ military service, 408, 420, 423, 428, 483, 508, 534, 536

  Southern speaking tour of, 133–34

  Soviet invasion of Finland and, 187–88

  speaking tours of, 229–33, 239, 240, 242–45, 249, 414–15, 535

  speech/voice lessons for, 240, 248

  speeding stop of, 104–5

  sports and music education and, 313–14

  on State of the Union (1939), 23–24

  Time article on, 44–46

  in tour of post-war Europe, 555–56

  Trude and, see Lash, Trude Pratt

  Truman and, 546–49

  UN and, 13, 15, 538, 548, 549–55, 557–58, 559–60, 568

  UN founding conference and, 533, 536, 543, 544

  and U.S. aid to Britain, 287

  in U.S. delegation to UN, 548, 549–55, 568

  Wald and, 322

  Wallace and, 308–9<
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  on war, 51–52, 90, 152–53, 164

  war information received by, 134

  as WILPF member, 322–23

  women’s rights and, 84–85, 426, 427–28, 437, 447, 450, 462, 535, 545

  Woolf interview of, 67–68

  at World’s Fair (1939), 56–57

  world citizenship championed by, 535, 545–46

  on World War II, 314, 315, 327–28

  writing of, 50, 86, 108

  writing skills of, 48–49

  Youth Act and, 198–99, 203

  youth and, 356

  Roosevelt, Eleanor, FDR’s relationship with, 9–10, 107–8, 139, 169, 246, 294, 296–97, 466

  arguments in, 381–82, 385–86, 387

  ER’s defense of FDR and, 213

  ER’s view of, 542

  FDR’s affairs and, 3–5, 367, 401, 446, 502, 541

  growing distance in, 429, 474

  after Hall’s death, 400

  internment of Japanese-Americans as turning point in, 419, 421

  marital partnership in, 382, 387, 388

  policy issues in, 284, 426, 431, 437, 442, 460, 465, 521

  political distance in, 167

  renewed mutual respect in, 456, 457

  Suckley on, 541–42

  thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of, 233

  Roosevelt, Eleanor, II, 18, 19, 43, 56, 104, 400

  Roosevelt, Elliott Bulloch (father), 2, 399

  alcoholism of, 239, 266

  death of, 314

  Roosevelt, Elliott

  ER’s relationship with, 266

  Roosevelt, Elliott (son), 72, 145, 147, 184, 268, 316, 345, 352, 396, 408, 423, 446, 458, 495, 528, 534

  Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12–13, 15, 48, 86, 97, 99n, 100, 100n, 172–73, 174, 179, 181, 185, 200, 215, 246, 252, 253, 254, 281, 291, 292–93, 295–96, 297, 317n, 326, 345–46, 361, 363, 375–77, 378–79, 381, 387, 390–91, 395, 397, 402–3, 456, 490

  in address to Youth Council, 206–10, 214

  agriculture policy of, 489–90

  anti-colonialism of, 459, 463, 531, 535, 537

  anti-lynching laws and, 32

  on arms embargo, 98

  arms embargo and, 91, 100–102

  on birth control, 47

  Black Cabinet of, 357

  on Black’s biography of ER, 354

  Britain aided by, 393

  Britain supplied with destroyers by, 331

  at Cairo Conference, 483, 491, 492, 494

  campaign for war preparation, 178

  and Casablanca Conference, 458–59

  China and, 461

  Churchill’s White House meeting with, 408–12, 417

  Congress and, 270

  Congress’s relations with, 502–3

  criticism of, 204

  Darlan Deal and, 457

  death of, 539–41, 543, 544

  declaration of war and, 404

  defense buildup and, 256–57, 259–60, 272

  Einstein letter to, 148–49

  on ER, 356

  ER’s impact on policies of, 10, 357, 382–83

  European leaders offered refuge by, 163

  failing health of, 495–96, 501, 504–5, 533–34

  “Fala” speech of, 523

  FBI wiretaps condoned by, 467

  fighting mood of, 22

  in first wartime meeting with Churchill, 395–96

  flu of, 233–34, 241–42

  Four Freedoms and, 382–83, 494, 496, 560

  fourth inaugural address of, 528–29

  Frankfurter and, 283–84

  Frankfurter nomination and, 24–26

  GI Bill and, 489

  handicap of, 169, 242

  Hatch Act and, 105–6

  at Hobcaw, 505

  honorary degree received by, 316

  Ibn Saud’s meetings with, 530–32

  imperialist tendencies of, 457–58

  inconsistent policies of, 421–22

  Indian independence and, 435, 437, 459, 464–65

  infidelities of, 146

  and internment of Japanese-Americans, 416–21

  Jefferson Day speech of, 540–41

  Jewish quotas supported by, 459

  J. Kennedy and, 347–48, 358, 359

  Lash on, 200–201

  lend-lease act proposed by, 375

  May 1940 radio address of, 258–61

  in meeting with young people, 268–70

  Mercer’s affair with, see Rutherfurd, Lucy Mercer

  Middle East and, 486

  military draft and, 332

  Nazi–Soviet Pact and, 195

  Nazi attrocities and, 455–56

  Nazi-Soviet Pact and, 114–15, 198–99

  Neutrality Act (1939) signed by, 161

  neutrality proclamation of, 123–24

  New Deal and, 178, 205–6

  Nicaragua policy of, 60–61

  1940 reelection campaign of, 251, 284, 295–302, 343–52, 360–61, 373

  in 1944 election, 521, 523–24

  1944 State of the Union address of, 496

  Open Door concept of, 531

  Palestine and, 486–88, 530–31, 532

  Pearl Harbor attack and, 403–4

  Philippines independence and, 535, 537

  pledge to keep U.S. out of war by, 346, 347, 348–49

  presidential archive of, 167

  proclamation of “limited national emergency” issued by, 137–38

  public message to Hitler and Mussolini from, 39–40

  purge of conservative Democrats for, 17

  in Quebec Conference (1944), 484, 514, 516, 517, 518

  race issues and, 337–38, 339–43

  Rearmament Act of, 58

  Red Scare and, 153–54

  refugees and, 13–14, 27–30, 61–62, 190, 199–200, 236, 253–54, 289, 311, 312, 313, 369, 373–74, 377–78, 381, 471, 475, 484–85, 486, 530–31

  Royal visit and, 65–79

  Sachs meeting of, 147–50

  St. Louis affair and, 80–82

  silence and inaccessibility of, 393

  Smith Act and, 328, 330

  southern strategy of, 311, 333

  Soviet invasion of Finland and, 174, 187–88

  spend-lend bill of, 90

  State of the Union Address (1939) of, 22–24

  State of the Union address (1940) of, 196

  at Tehran Conference, 483, 491, 492, 494

  third inauguration of, 353

  third term debate of, 50–51

  Tuscaloosa vacation of, 218

  UN and, 410–11

  and UN founding conference, 533

  and U.S.-U.K. relations, 18–19

  “Vichy gamble” of, 448, 466

  Virginia Law School address of, 272–73, 285

  Wallace as running mate of, 298–99

  in Warm Springs, 365, 526, 528, 534, 535, 536, 537, 539

  on war profiteering, 122–24

  White House Conference on Political Refugees held by, 151–52

  Willkie’s nomination and, 292

  and World’s Fair (1939), 56–57

  at Yalta Conference, 530, 533

  Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Jr., 72, 212, 234, 272, 310, 343, 344, 352, 385, 394, 408, 423, 428, 474, 495

  Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, III, 19, 310, 351

  Roosevelt, Hall, 18, 20, 33, 37, 43, 111, 133, 147, 325, 364, 393, 397, 398–401, 402

  Roosevelt, James “Jimmy,” 72, 125, 145, 147, 229, 236, 318, 344, 352, 399, 400, 402, 408, 424, 428, 460, 483, 512

  Roosevelt, Janet, 325, 364, 400

  Roos
evelt, John, 70, 103–4, 112, 116, 125, 271, 402–3, 408, 423

  Roosevelt, Sara Delano, 19–20, 44, 65, 66, 76, 102, 163, 167, 168, 172–73, 186, 196, 225, 284, 295, 319, 351, 365, 375, 385, 399, 401, 402, 446, 492–93, 495

  death of, 397–98

  European trip of, 97–98, 111–12, 116

  health of, 235, 393, 395, 397

  Rosenman, Sam, 25, 452, 456

  Royal Navy, 252, 331, 375

  Rutherfurd, Lucy Mercer, 3–4, 8, 367, 401, 528, 537, 539, 540n, 541

  Sachs, Alexander, 147–50, 148n–49n

  St. Louis, USS, 69, 80–82, 81n, 90, 312

  Saudi Arabia, 486

  oil deposits in, 531

  U.S. as favored trading partner of, 532

  Save the Children Fund, 413, 253, 517

  Schröder, Gustav, 69, 80, 81n

  segregation, 9, 10, 34, 35–36, 93, 156, 169, 216, 497, 566–67

  in military, see armed forces, Blacks in

  of schools, 33–34, 358, 566–67

  see also racism

  Selective Service Act, 332, 344–45, 396

  Senate, U.S., 21, 32, 88, 97, 105, 160, 246

  Foreign Relations Committee of, 98, 269

  Sherwood, Robert, 265, 412, 525–26

  Shirer, William, 119, 133, 163–64, 199, 284, 396

  Sicily, Allied invasion of, 459, 476

  Simon, Abbott, 197, 198–99, 212, 214, 219

  Smith Act, 281–82, 321, 328–30

  Soames, Mary Churchill, 472, 476–77

  Socialist Party, 175, 176, 324

  Social Security, 23, 412, 469, 496–97

  Social Security Act (1935), 58–59, 59n, 179, 477–78, 496

  Social Security Board, 59, 286, 496, 497

  Soul of Chaos (Brittain), 505–6

  South, 166, 308, 321

  South Africa, 69, 549, 550–51

  Southern Conference for Human Welfare (SCHW), 34, 242, 243, 244, 321

  Souvestre, Marie, 2, 3, 5, 109, 144, 221, 233, 275

  Soviet Union, 40, 41, 42, 99, 208, 212, 411, 439, 492, 554

  Churchill and, 546–47

  Finland invaded by, 174, 187–88, 197, 204, 213, 219, 227

  Nazi invasion of, 389

  in nonaggression pact with Germany, see Nazi-Soviet pact

  Poland invaded by, 133–34, 151

  Truman and, 546, 547

  Warsaw uprising and, 515

  Spain, 17, 21, 26, 37–38, 41, 42, 58, 91, 100, 101n, 131, 176, 203, 210, 213, 220–21, 254, 549

  Spanish Civil War, 91, 157, 176, 221, 255, 269, 366, 443, 466

  Stalin, Joseph, 42, 113–14, 115, 134, 157, 172, 195, 411, 439, 455, 465, 474, 483, 490, 491, 515, 518

  State Department, U.S., 27, 30, 41, 61n, 65, 66, 82, 99, 99n–100n, 101, 116, 120, 164, 219, 348, 403, 431, 476, 526–27, 528, 529, 55, 562–63

 

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