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Alice Roosevelt was the eldest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. Her mother died not long after her birth, breaking her father's heart so much that he refused to allow her name to be mentioned in the house. She had a strained relationship with her stepmother, Edith, but did eventually concede that they shared the same sense of humor and interest in literature. Alice was very independent, and extremely outspoken. I love that about her. Despite the fact that she was the daughter of a President and a socialite in a wealthy society, she was her own person. She had a controversial and fiery spirit that makes me love her immediately. She eventually married Nicholas Longworth, who would eventually become Speaker of the House. Their politics differed, she was loyal to her father and campaigned against her husband and his cohorts. This caused a rift in their marriage. She had an affair with another politician, who is openly reported to be the true father of her daughter. (Her daughter eventually died from an overdose of sleeping pills.) She made a lot of interjections into the world of politics and rubbed elbows and influenced some really big names. She was also cantankerous enough to live to the age of 96, which I think is wonderful.
I didn't know much about Alice, other than a few comments that President Roosevelt made about her. Namely, "I can tend to Alice, or I can run the country. I cannot possibly do both." This book was well written and well researched, and really conveyed a lot of information about Alice and her life. You really can get a sense of her personality through this book. I was left with the distinct impression that I would have really liked this woman, and I wish that I could have met her. It's also very interesting to me that she was the daughter of President Roosevelt and lived long enough to become acquainted with the Kennedy family, meet Queen Elizabeth II, and a host of other big names. She lived an action packed life in the world of politics. This was a really good book.
I didn't know much about Alice, other than a few comments that President Roosevelt made about her. Namely, "I can tend to Alice, or I can run the country. I cannot possibly do both." This book was well written and well researched, and really conveyed a lot of information about Alice and her life. You really can get a sense of her personality through this book. I was left with the distinct impression that I would have really liked this woman, and I wish that I could have met her. It's also very interesting to me that she was the daughter of President Roosevelt and lived long enough to become acquainted with the Kennedy family, meet Queen Elizabeth II, and a host of other big names. She lived an action packed life in the world of politics. This was a really good book.