alice september july private secretary president years according roosevelt biographer presidency celebrated private secretary country born poor irish american family new_york attended school took series clerical jobs eventually began work democratic_party new_york office came attention wife eleanor vice presidential candidacy hired personal secretary partially paralyzed daily companion extent adopting favorite games drinks remained secretary governor new_york president serving stroke left unable speak moved sister home boston died exact nature relationship debated historians generally accepted relationship contained romantic element scholars remain divided pair sexual relationship engaged ambassador married later asking friend come early life born new_york née children irish immigrants young father drinking problem deserted family sister anna brothers daniel bernard family later moved massachusetts child struck fever later stated disease left delicate barred exercise graduated attended school attended college recognized professional achievements honorary doctor laws holding variety clerical positions boston area passing exam moved washington serve clerk world war recommendation roosevelt assistant secretary democratic_party new_york headquarters running vice president ticket work campaign clear personal devotion caught eye early hired personal secretary gave initial job cleaning correspondence roosevelt biographer described young feet seven inches tall warm attractive ink blue eyes black hair turning gray engaging voice modest exceptionally capable thoroughly organized secretary roosevelt quickly key roosevelt staff managing correspondence appointment calendar nicknamed roosevelt sons soon popularly known turn nicknamed boss allowed use summer roosevelt struck vacation leaving paralyzed waist companion described early work thing private secretary study employer went work roosevelt months read carefully letters dictated learned letters wanted ones necessary came know exactly roosevelt answer letters couch thoughts discovered learned things took load shoulders instead having answers letters yes knew winter spend months florida coast lived acted accompanied spa town georgia overseeing encouraging physical therapy early sold leaving distraught disruption life nervous breakdown briefly hospitalized placed suicide watch recovered returned work november opposed proposed plan run governor new_york telling don dare ultimately decided run suffered illness describes probably second nervous breakdown time elected assumed office resume work moved second floor governor mansion albany continuing secretary eleanor away working new_york_city time day day companion long tenure secretary came share likes enthusiastically learned play poker spend hours working stamp collection adopted figures speech favorite drinks roosevelt elected president united_states assuming office little doubt follow white_house obituary new_york_times said employer elected presidency established fact offers employment proposals marriage prematurely gray handsome young woman career chosen roosevelt tenure president federal employee stroke lived floor white_house continued manage roosevelt daily business presided white_house eleanor august newsweek ran profile describing super secretary making nationally famous relationship roosevelt question roosevelt relationship contained sexual component widely discussed contemporaries continues debated historians argues doubt franklin relationship romantic notes possibility relationship disability states beneath complexity absolutely clear franklin love life depended affection support work wrote work parents presidents raising president roosevelt historians insist relationship eleanor children accepted relationship speaks innocence roosevelt spoke favorably family upbringing years later children declare historians like believe son published story recalled seeing father lap alleged shared familiar life aspects father eldest brother jimmy disagreed arguing illness sexual function difficult physical affair suppose came love wrote physical love despite franklin relationship eleanor remained good terms biographer describes lady treating warmly elder daughter manner asian junior wife women went shopping eleanor took interest smoking general health eleanor accompanied mother funeral later stated believed mother guilt allowing travel worrying franklin lack later books eleanor wrote occasionally failed meet need love stating learn allow meet need bitterness accept cook reads passages references role franklin life eleanor acceptance role relationships brief romance eleanor bodyguard rumored love miller later told biographer begun affair respect eleanor feeling hurt relationship franklin quickly attached miller broke affair discovering seeing white_house worker engaged diplomat ambassador russia son james later described real romance life engagement ended visited moscow reportedly discovered having affair later life friend asked regretted having married replied absolutely come aide briefly courted following death second wife barbara states pair close friendship sparked washington gossip appears come probably cut short cut short relationship life subordinate great love illness death memorials june suffered fever child somewhat collapsed white_house dinner party weeks later suffered major stroke left partially paralyzed little speech function factor led illness stress stemming fears exiled princess sweden washington area resident world war replaced favorite companion occupying seat long automobile rides paid medical bills provisions care christmas season invalid attempted suicide early spent weeks old room white house quickly deteriorated able help incident tried set fire agreed return sister home massachusetts departed washington rewrote leave half income estate eventually million care half eleanor stated death income eleanor principal eventually divided equally children died half reverted eleanor assistant took roosevelt secretary companion roosevelt way brief return white_house stroke help feel included brought letters correspondence read died july president issued statement memories score years devoted service enhance sense personal loss miss passing brings faithful charm manner inspired kindness heart utterly devotion duty quiet efficiency real genius getting things memory held remembrance appreciation members family wide circle duties brought contact attended funeral cambridge massachusetts bishop later cardinal presided included justice ambassador left furniture white_house apartment couple march christened ton cargo vessel mississippi leaving maiden voyage struck lighthouse tender amidships sinking killing representations television film character broadway play sunrise film adaptation played productions portray initial struggles diagnosis decision continue political career played role abc television production eleanor franklin white_house years movie park hudson portrays visit british monarchs queen estate park played work friendship chronicled documentary film directed
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