Full Bio: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt.

In the latest installment of our “Full Bio” series, we take an in-depth look into the life of America’s longest-serving First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, with David Michaelis, who spent 11 years working on his new biography, Eleanor

In this special episode of All Of It, we present our week-long conversation with David in full. We discuss every aspect of Eleanor's life, from her tumultuous upbringing, her complicated marriage to FDR, her transformation of the role of First Lady, and, in the later years of her life, her work in the newly formed United Nations. Ultimately, what David presents is a portrait of a woman whose ultimate strength was in her ability to learn, grow, evolve, and stand by her convictions.