maternal that unqualified adoration. and he deserved it at that time. leslie: i was struck by how indulgent sarah was with him. he could do no wrong. other kids didn't like him very much. she kept them on the pedestal. him on that pedestal. he came to need what his mother had done which was to tell me was perfect and fabulous. mr. ward: i think that's why he ran four times. the worldl order of was with franklin roosevelt in the white house. he had been raised to believe that. and it happened. leslie: i pulled out a quote that i was loved. a quote from churchill. franklin roosevelt with his iridescent personality. openinghim was like your first bottle of champagne. knowing him was like drinking it. >> my name originally was sara delano roosevelt. name for quite a long time. we didn't see a whole lot of him when we were children. he did go on and marry other people. from the perspective of a grandchild, which you have described fully and well. milton student at mill academ academy. mrs. roosevelt was coming to give the graduation address. she came to our