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In 1933, LeHand began to date the diplomat William Christian Bullitt Jr., who became the first U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union late that year. FDR's son James later described this as "the one real romance" of her life.
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.
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.
Marguerite Alice LeHand, nicknamed "Missy" by the Roosevelt children, was the confidential private secretary of Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1920, when FDR campaigned for vice-president, until she became incapacitated by a stroke in June 1941.
Aug 28, 2016 · Missy LeHand, FDR’s longtime private secretary, was the only woman present at the morning conference every day, but she was by far the most influential person there, after the president...
Marguerite Alice “Missy” LeHand. BORN: September 13, 1896; Potsdam, New York. DIED: July 31, 1944 (age 47); Chelsea, Massachusetts. POLITICAL PARTY: Democrat. HIGHLIGHTS: 1933-1941: Personal Secretary to the President. PORTRAIT: Library of Congress RESOURCES: Missy LeHand and FDR at the White House, 1940 (National Archives) BIOGRAPHIES: FDR ...
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Apr 23, 2017 · Remembering Marguerite Missy LeHand, FDR's Unrivaled Advisor. This week marks the 72nd anniversary of the death and subsequent funeral of President Franklin Roosevelt. He died on April 12, 1945 at the Little White House in Warms Spring, Georgia; the funeral took place on April 15 in Washington D.C.
