Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
There is, however, one consolation to anyone who lives in the public eye, namely, that while it may be most difficult to keep the world from knowing where you dine and what you eat and what you wear, so much interest is focused on these somewhat unimportant things, that you are really left completely free to live your own inner life as you wish.
Most politicians and their families do not consider these as unimportant and many resent the endless intrusion into these aspects of life. Mrs. Roosevelt did so it was no problem for her—she even wrote about them in her daily newspaper column. All her family doings were completely open as were her political and administrative and professional activities. She welcomed press to accompany her anywhere whenever they wanted. Her view of her private domain was her private thoughts. This was a great attitude to have for a politicians, but it is rare.
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, First Lady (Franklin Delano Roosevelt), U. S. Delegate to the United Nations, Column, My Day, January 7, 1936
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving First Lady of the United States. Roosevelt served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements.
