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Marguerite Alice "Missy" LeHand (September 13, 1896 – July 31, 1944) was a private secretary to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) for 21 years. According to LeHand's biographer Kathryn Smith in The Gatekeeper, she eventually functioned as White House Chief of Staff, the only woman in American history to do so. [1]
Oct 4, 2016 · But the woman who is perhaps least remembered but most important was Marguerite “Missy” LeHand, his personal secretary and closest confidant for more than 20 years. Missy suffered a terrible stroke in 1941 and left the White House, so her assistant Grace Tully took over for her.
May 1, 2017 · Widely considered the first female presidential chief of staff, Marguerite “Missy” LeHand was the right-hand woman to Franklin Delano Roosevelt—both personally and professionally—for more than twenty years.
LEHAND, MARGUERITE (MISSY) Officially, Marguerite "Missy" LeHand (September 13, 1898–July 31, 1944) was Franklin D. Roosevelt's confidential secretary from 1920 until 1941. Unofficially, she was much more.
For 21 years, Marguerite LeHand was Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s secretary, nurse, cheerleader, adviser and possibly lover. “Missy,” as FDR’s children nicknamed her, was so crucial to FDR’s...
Jun 6, 2017 · Widely considered the first—and only—female presidential chief of staff, Marguerite “Missy” LeHand was the right-hand woman to Franklin Delano Roosevelt—both personally and professionally—for...
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Oct 10, 2016 · She, like the other female gatekeepers presidents have had, played a vital role in FDR’s administration
