White House Historical Association President
Stewart McLaurin
and Author Edward O'Keefe Discuss the
Women Who Made Theodore Roosevelt Into a
President
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The White House Historical Association
released a new episode of The White House 1600
Sessions podcast today featuring a conversation on the
five extraordinary women without whom Theodore Roosevelt may never have become the
26th President of the United
States. Stewart McLaurin,
president of the Association, met with Edward O'Keefe, CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt
Presidential Library Foundation and author of the new book, "The
Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The
Women Who Created a President," to discuss the impact his
mother, sisters and wives made on Roosevelt's life. In this
episode, McLaurin and O'Keefe visit Theodore Roosevelt Island, the national memorial
located in Washington, D.C.'s
Potomac River, and reflect on the man born in New York City who would become known as "the
conservation president."
Theodore Roosevelt was an
imperfect man of his time, one born to privilege but who advocated
the strenuous life after struggling with ill-health and losing two
of his greatest loves on the same day: his mother, Mittie, a
Southern belle with a keen wit, and Alice, his college sweetheart
and first wife. Both drew him away from science and into politics,
including the support of women's suffrage.
His older sister, Anna, would become his trusted advisor and
political strategist, and his younger sister, Corinne, would be his
top supporter and informal spokesperson. First Lady Edith Carow Roosevelt, Theodore's childhood
playmate and second wife, would go on to leave her own mark on the
White House both in the role of presidential spouse as well as with
a major renovation of the Executive Mansion.
The full video of this podcast episode is also available on the
White House Historical Association's YouTube channel here.
The White House 1600 Sessions podcast is available on
Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The White House 1600 Sessions
The White House
Historical Association's President Stewart
McLaurin is the host of The White House 1600
Sessions, the Association's official audio and video podcast
devoted to exploring the history, cultural impact, untold stories,
and personal accounts of America's most iconic residence and
highest office.
About the White House Historical Association
The White
House Historical Association was founded in 1961 by First Lady
Jacqueline Kennedy to support her
vision to restore and preserve the Executive Mansion and its legacy
for generations to come. Mrs. Kennedy sought to inspire Americans,
especially children, to explore and engage with American history
and its presidents. Supported entirely by private resources, the
Association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has
contributed more than $115 million to
the White House in fulfillment of its mission. To learn more about
the White House Historical Association, please visit
WhiteHouseHistory.org.
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