Looking Forward Quotes
This quotation illustrates two things. First, Mrs. Roosevelt always donated the fees and royalties from her books, newspaper column and radio shows. Second, it seems incredible to us today, that this first lady organized the social schedule of the White House, wrote a daily newspaper column for years, authored a number of books, and had her own radio show—all while she was First Lady. She had the additional role of traveling about the nation, observing and giving speeches and press conferences as a proxy for FDR whose polio handicap made traveling very difficult. She also wrote or orally reported to her husband the material aspects of each of her trips, although she was so open that he and everyone else could read about it in the newspapers. She did all this with a staff of only 2 people. There has probably been no one in the history American politics, perhaps other than Thomas Jefferson, who was so busy and productive.
