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you know, stacy cordery wrote a book about alice roosevelt longworth. i mentioned dr. a strenuous life. y k karolyi wrote a really interesting called the roosevelt women, which spans across both families, the line and down into the descendants, more like vignettes, the family. and, you know, all of them when i was talking with them about, this idea sort of shook eiyes. should absolutely pursue this. this is a line that w'to do a sk about. but there's plenty ofere. and does this should this change teddy roosevelt?ut orj absolutely. i mea theodore roosevelt. you know, again, growing up in north dakota, i was told of the myth i would go out to the badlands, to tod roosevelt, national park and. there'meg al in that place. it is it is a place that like to y east, you feel the presence of theodore ghost. whenore or his boyhood home, when you're in the west, you really feel the presence of theodore roosevelt's spirit. this is a place where he came to recover after abject loss and true depression. even though many family members never that word and, it's a great story, right?
you know, stacy cordery wrote a book about alice roosevelt longworth. i mentioned dr. a strenuous life. y k karolyi wrote a really interesting called the roosevelt women, which spans across both families, the line and down into the descendants, more like vignettes, the family. and, you know, all of them when i was talking with them about, this idea sort of shook eiyes. should absolutely pursue this. this is a line that w'to do a sk about. but there's plenty ofere. and does this should this...
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you know, stacy cordery wrote a book about alice roosevelt longworth. i mentioned dr. cathy dalton, who wrote a strenuous life. i, you know, betty karolyi wrote a really interesting compendium called the roosevelt women, which spans across both families, the fdr and the tr line and down into the descendants, more like vignettes, the family. and, you know, all of them when i was talking with them about, this idea sort of shook their head vigorously. yes. and said finally, yes, you should absolutely pursue this. this is a line that we haven't been able to do a single book about. but there's plenty of material there. and does this should this change how we think about or assess our view? teddy roosevelt? absolutely. i mean, it upended the way i think about theodore roosevelt. you know, again, growing up in north dakota, i was told of the myth of the self-made man. i would go out to the badlands, to theodore roosevelt, national park and. there's something mystical in that place. it is it is a place that like to say when you're in the east, you feel the presence of theodore
you know, stacy cordery wrote a book about alice roosevelt longworth. i mentioned dr. cathy dalton, who wrote a strenuous life. i, you know, betty karolyi wrote a really interesting compendium called the roosevelt women, which spans across both families, the fdr and the tr line and down into the descendants, more like vignettes, the family. and, you know, all of them when i was talking with them about, this idea sort of shook their head vigorously. yes. and said finally, yes, you should...
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i mean, alice roosevelt losaid of bambi had she been a man that she not theodore roosevelt would have been president of the united states. it's a pretty extraordinary statement for, a top five president, you know, and none than eleanor roosevelt agreed that assessment. so i think they simply confirm the belief of the world all himself. so it was part o their lives doing, which is propelling not for their own glory, but for his it was their life's work toi think it was the collective of this extraordinary famienergy into one singular indivi success, all of them. now, do any roosevelt biographer tr biographers or historians the time think you're making too much of this? disagree with you on the analysis you've done. well, edmund morris isn' around to argue with me, but i mean, he you and sadly, i correspond with him before he died farat 78 and you know i don't know in to a lot of the biographers of roosevelt in actually been women. you know, stacy cordery roosevelt longworth. i mentioned dr. cathyi, you know, betty compendium called the roosevelt women whichns across both families, the
i mean, alice roosevelt losaid of bambi had she been a man that she not theodore roosevelt would have been president of the united states. it's a pretty extraordinary statement for, a top five president, you know, and none than eleanor roosevelt agreed that assessment. so i think they simply confirm the belief of the world all himself. so it was part o their lives doing, which is propelling not for their own glory, but for his it was their life's work toi think it was the collective of this...
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. >> after alice's death, roosevelt did reconnect with a childhood friend who became his wife. future first lady edith. you write that he treated edith as an equal. he showed her deference that he never exhibited to his sisters or to his first wife, alice. what made her so unique amongst other women in roosevelt's life? >> that's a great question, margaret. everyone universally sees edith as a better judge of character. >> and whenever theodore roosevelt made a decision that didn'tnvolve her he came to regret it. >> there's two examples. in 1904 on election night, he declares i will not stand for election in 1908. edith is seen to wince. he didn't consult bami, he didn't consult edith. and that was a huge mistake. he obviously made himself a lame duck. he was help constitutionally restricted from running again. and then again in 1912, he decides to run for the republican nomination, and all of his advisers are telling him this a great idea. go, run, of course. you'll be successful running against your handpicked successor, taft. it's edith who says put it out of your mind, theo
. >> after alice's death, roosevelt did reconnect with a childhood friend who became his wife. future first lady edith. you write that he treated edith as an equal. he showed her deference that he never exhibited to his sisters or to his first wife, alice. what made her so unique amongst other women in roosevelt's life? >> that's a great question, margaret. everyone universally sees edith as a better judge of character. >> and whenever theodore roosevelt made a decision that...
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they asked alice long. roosevelt longworth was always doing something and they asked teddy if he couldn't. i can either run the country or control alice and i choose to run the country. do both can do both. but. but the position so this now starts professionalize and the the important too is she got her husband agree that this needed to be in the federal tois position and it helped mrs. roosevelt now manage the social and at the same time remember she she was overseeing a mass of reconstruction of the white house. this is the creation of an executive wing we now know is the west wing. later there was an ovale that was added because. she needed all of that spacee house for her family. prior to that, the office, tresidence were all in one place. and t change with that and it really changes the dynamics of the entire white house complex. was that controversial you said itad be apngress. i'm curious like how that was received improved by her husband because it was appropriation form for the white house. think s
they asked alice long. roosevelt longworth was always doing something and they asked teddy if he couldn't. i can either run the country or control alice and i choose to run the country. do both can do both. but. but the position so this now starts professionalize and the the important too is she got her husband agree that this needed to be in the federal tois position and it helped mrs. roosevelt now manage the social and at the same time remember she she was overseeing a mass of reconstruction...
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they asked alice long. roosevelt longwowaays doing something and they asked teddy if he couldn't. country. do both can do both. but. but the position so this now starts professionalize and the the important too is she got her ree that this needed to be in the federal tois posit. roosevelt now manage the social and at the same time remember she she was overseeing ahouse. this is the creation of an ng we now know is the west wing. later there was an oval officed. she needed all of that spacen. . prior to that, the office, tll . and so so things change with that and it really changes the dynamics of t complex. was that controversial you said it had be approved by congre■b m curious like how that was received improved by her husband because it was appropriation form for the white house. i mean, i think she was another personality that was pretty strong. and hea't going to say going to say no. yeah. and then but that, you know, we're talking 1901, that's the first time. and then there are other positions that are added, but mrs. kennedy was the first to have an assistant for press rela
they asked alice long. roosevelt longwowaays doing something and they asked teddy if he couldn't. country. do both can do both. but. but the position so this now starts professionalize and the the important too is she got her ree that this needed to be in the federal tois posit. roosevelt now manage the social and at the same time remember she she was overseeing ahouse. this is the creation of an ng we now know is the west wing. later there was an oval officed. she needed all of that spacen. ....