Growing Up in the White House

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
FDR’s grandson, Curtis Roosevelt, was 3 years old when his grandfather became president; he subsequently moved into the White House with his sister and mother. He talks about the mixed blessing of growing up in the White House cocoon, and offers some advice to Malia and Sasha Obama. His new memoir is Too Close to the Sun.

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