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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
23 de out. de 2016 · During the New Deal, Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the role of first lady and Frances Perkins broke ground as the first woman in the cabinet. And then there was Marguerite LeHand, whose official...
4 de out. de 2016 · Learn about the life and role of Marguerite LeHand, the woman who was FDR's closest adviser and gatekeeper for over 20 years. From his vice presidential campaign to his presidency, she was by his side through his recovery from polio, his political battles, and his family.
Learn about the life and role of Marguerite LeHand, who served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretary and companion for over twenty years. Find out how she helped him recover from polio, run for office, and manage the White House.
6 de set. de 2016 · 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...
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- Kathryn Smith
- Simon and Schuster, 2016
8 de out. de 2008 · On the night of 21–22 June 1941, two different crises converged, changing the outlook for Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. German armies crashed into the Soviet Union. 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 ...
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. She was born in Potsdam, New York, on September 13, 1896, and grew up in Somerville, Massachusetts.
