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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.
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- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Marguerite Alice LeHand, September 13, 1896, Potsdam, New York, U.S.
- Grace Tully
4 ott 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.
23 ott 2016 · A portrait of Marguerite LeHand, known as Missy, the personal secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Bachrach/Getty Images. By Sam Roberts. Oct. 23, 2016. America is poised for the...
Marguerite LeHand. Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site. Courtesy FDR Library. Quick Facts. Significance: Personal Secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Place of Birth: Postdam, NY. Date of Birth: September 13, 1896. Place of Death: Chelsea, MA. Date of Death: July 31, 1944. Place of Burial: Cambridge, MA. Cemetery Name:
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.
8 ott 2008 · At nearly the same hour, forty-three-year-old Marguerite A. “Missy” LeHand, FDR's closest companion for two decades, was crippled by a stroke followed by a nervous breakdown. Roosevelt faced the challenges of a widened war at the moment when he lost a key member of his circle.
11 nov 2016 · 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 life...
