Presidents Day First Ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt's Early Life In New York

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 20, 2023

[REBROADCAST FROM November 16, 2020] 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. Today, we begin the story with Eleanor’s tumultuous upbringing, her New York City roots, and the school in England that changed her life.

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