The Roosevelts and the Royals

Will Swift

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Advance Praise

"Fascinating and well researched.... Dr. Swift is the first to concentrate on this unusual subject with such a wealth of sympathetic detail."
–Sarah Bradford, author of America’s Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth: A Biography of Britain’s Queen, and The Reluctant King: The Life and Reign of George VI, 1895—1952

"A splendid addition to our understanding of an extraordinary Anglo-American partnership. Both intimate and expansive, Will Swift’s vigorously researched book is timely, illuminating, and dramatic."
–Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol. 1: 1884-1933 and Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol. 2: The Defining Years, 1933-1938

"The Anglo-American alliance has long been a bedrock of the global order, and Will Swift’s The Roosevelts and the Royals details an important chapter in that fascinating story with warmth and verve."
–Jon Meacham, author of Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship

"Those who remember only that the Roosevelts served hot dogs to the royals will be fascinated by this well-researched account of an historic and ennobling relationship–a great story!"
–James MacGregor Burns, author of The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America and Roosevelt: Soldier of Freedom

"A gripping account of four very different lives that were woven together to change the world in wartime."
–Hugo Vickers, author of Cecil Beaton and Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece

"Written in fluid and lucid prose, this book is not only eminently readable but also historically illuminating. It explores the contrasting personalities of the four main protagonists with skill and insight and it is both convincing and refreshingly candid."
–Brian Roberts, author of Randolph: A Study of Churchill’s Son and Cecil Rhodes and the Princess

"This book brings to life my grandmother and her royal friends. Reading it, I found myself reliving the times I shared with them. A wonderful story."
–Nina Roosevelt Gibson, Ph.D., psychologist and granddaughter of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt
Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Prologue: A Picnic Savored around the World.

1. Eleanor and Franklin, 1882-1918.

2. Bertie and Elizabeth, 1895-1920.

3. A Radical Partnership, 1920-1934.

4. The Happy Yorks, 1920-1933.

5. Rocking the World, 1934-1938.

6. Joining Forces, January 1938-April 1939.

7. A Genius for Publicity, May 1-June 7, 1939.

8. Conquering Washington, June 8-9, 1939.

9. Hot Dog Diplomacy, June 10-11, 1939.

10. "Our Hearts Are Near Breaking", June 1939-November 1940.

11. The Propaganda Campaign, November 1940-December 1941.

12. Hitting Close to Home, January-October 1942.

13. Eleanor in England, 1942.

14. A Perfect Team, January 1943-July 1944.

15. Death Before Victory, July 1944-April 1945.

16. Starting Over, April 1945-November 1947.

17. Walking with Death, April 1948-February 1952.

18. First Ladies of the World, February 1952-November 1954.

19. Valiant for Friendship, February 1954-August 1967.

Epilogue: The Lessons of History.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Photo Credits.

Index.

Sujets

• 20th Century
• Histoire
• George VI of the United Kingdom
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• United States
• History
• Queen Elizabeth
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 13 décembre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781118039908
• Langue: English

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Table of Contents
 
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright Page
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
 
Chapter 1 - Eleanor and Franklin
Chapter 2 - Bertie and Elizabeth
Chapter 3 - A Radical Partnership
Chapter 4 - The Happy Yorks
Chapter 5 - Rocking the World
 
The United States
London
Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
London
 
Chapter 6 - Joining Forces
 
The United States
Canada
Washington, D.C.
London
Canada
Washington, D.C.
London
Washington, D.C.
Hyde Park
London
Washington, D.C.
London
Washington, D.C.
 
Chapter 7 - A Genius for Publicity
 
The United States
London and at Sea
Canada
Washington, D.C.
Western Canada and Back
Washington, D.C.
 
Chapter 8 - Conquering Washington
Chapter 9 - Hot Dog Diplomacy
Chapter 10 - “Our Hearts Are Near Breaking”
 
London
Hyde Park and Washington, D.C.
France and England
Washington, D.C.
Canada and Hyde Park
London
Washington, D.C., and Chicago
Hyde Park
 
Chapter 11 - The Propaganda Campaign
 
London
United States
London
Washington, D.C.
London
Newfoundland
London
Hyde Park and Washington, D.C.
Campobello and Hyde Park
Washington, D.C.
 
Chapter 12 - Hitting Close to Home
 
England
The United States
 
Chapter 13 - Eleanor in England
 
England
Washington, D.C.
Liverpool
Washington, D.C.
London
Washington, D.C.
 
Chapter 14 - A Perfect Team
 
England
Malta
Quebec
The South Pacific
Washington, D.C.
London
Hyde Park and Washington, D.C.
London
Italy
 
Chapter 15 - Death before Victory
 
Quebec
London
Washington, D.C.
Yalta
Washington, D.C.
Warm Springs, Georgia
Washington, D.C.
London
Washington, D.C.
Hyde Park
London
 
Chapter 16 - Starting Over
 
New York
London
New York
England
New York
London
New York
London
South Africa
London
 
Chapter 17 - Walking with Death
 
London
Zurich
London
New York
London
Washington, D.C.
London and Sandringham
 
Chapter 18 - First Ladies of the World
 
London
Scotland
Washington, D.C.
Eleanor Abroad
London
New York
London
Southern Rhodesia and London
 
Chapter 19 - Valiant for Friendship
 
New York
Washington, D.C.
Abroad
London
New York
London
New York
Campobello, Maine
 
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Index
THE ROOSEVELTS

THE ROYALS

For Kevin Jacobs and Jim Wilcox.
In memory of my British-American mother, Maud, who would have been so delighted. She died of Alzheimer’s the week the book was completed.
And to my dear friend Theo Aronson, whose vivacious brilliance and love of the Queen Mother helped inspire this book.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.

  Copyright © 2004 by Will Swift, Ph.D. All rights reserved
 
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
 
Swift, Will, date.
The Roosevelts and the royals : Franklin and Eleanor, the king and queen of England, and the friendship that changed history / Will Swift.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-471-45962-3 (cloth)
1. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945—Friends and associates. 2. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962—Friends and associates. 3. George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952—Friends and associates. 4. Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900—Friends and associates. 5. Presidents—United States—Biography. 6. Presidents’ spouses—United States—Biography. 7. Great Britain—Kings and rulers—Biography. 8. Queens—Great Britain—Biography. 9. Friendship—Case studies. I. Title.
E807.S95 2004
941.084’092’2—dc22
2004006063
 

 
Preface
Although I did not know it at the time, I began working on this book when I was eleven years old. Already a confirmed Anglophile, I had heard that the official biography of King George VI had been published in the United States, and I badgered my British-American mother for a month until she relented and drove me thirty minutes north of our home in Melrose, Massachusetts, to a biography bookstore, where I purchased the book. At the back of the biography was a large fold-out genealogical chart of the descendants of Queen Victoria, showing that the king was a cousin of the monarchs of Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia.
The book and its chart ignited a lifelong passion for studying history and biography. One of my earliest memories is of watching Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on television when I was five years old. As the grandson of a British Protestant minister, and of a New England charities banker who was an avid genealogist and traced the family’s roots through the Mayflower back to England, I know that my passion makes some sense.
As a boy, I also had what I thought was a completely separate interest in U.S. presidential history and in presidential families. Growing up in Massachusetts and summering at Cape Cod, at times I would cross paths with the Kennedys in Hyannisport. Shortly after reading the king’s biography, I became captivated by the presidency of John F. Kennedy. My fascination with the Kennedys led me to their rivals, the Roosevelts. In 1971, when Joseph Lash published his landmark biography of Eleanor and Franklin, I became enthralled with their forty-year relationship. As I completed my doctorate in clinical psychology and began a practice specializing in couples therapy, I became intrigued with how a husband and wife managed the rhythms of closeness and separateness within a marriage, the effect of political and public life on a marriage, and how couples kept a marriage together for higher purposes; and also with the challenges faced by the children of important public figures. I began to see the Roosevelts and the Kennedys (and later the Adamses and the Bushes) as America’s democratic versions of the British royal dynasty, possessed of great contradiction and complexity and full of drama that illuminated the nation’s experience.
My interest in both the Roosevelts and the royal family has taken various forms over the last twenty-five years. In 1981 I founded the Royalty Bookshop in New York City. The next year I began the Royal Commemorative Association of North America, an international association of passionate royal history buffs and collectors, and edited its journal, Sceptre, which offered interviews with prominent royal historians, reviews of royal books, and articles on royal history and collecting. In 1983 I curated the show “Three Hundred Years of British Royal History,” mounted at Bloomingdale’s as part of the “Britain Salutes New York” celebrations. The show displayed royal commemoratives and memorabilia from the time of the Stuarts up until the first years of the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales. In August 2000 I organized British royal historians for a celebration of the Queen Mother’s one hundredth birthday. “A Century of Generosity” was mounted at the Asprey and Garrard store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, and included over fifty of the Queen Mother’s Christmas cards covering the period from 1928 until the present, along with photographs from her life and written tributes from historians. The Queen Mother sent a message to say how much it meant to her to have a retrospective in the United States. Partly as a result of the exhibition, during the last months of her life the Queen Mother offered to support The Roosevelts and the Royals by sharing her thoughts about the Roosevelts and their Hyde Park picnic.
I also wrote for Majesty magazine, focusing on the British royal family, beginning in 1984 with an article on Queen Victoria’s gifted, hemophiliac son Prince Leopold. The final inspiration for this book came in 2001 when Majesty magazine asked me to write an article chronicling the relationship between British monarchs and U.S. presi