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March 21, 1947
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Mrs. Lizzie McDuffie, an Atlanta elocutionist with over 20 years of close ties to the Roosevelts, starts writing 'The Roosevelt We Knew' based on her White House experiences and travels with the family, returning to Atlanta after FDR's death.
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Mrs. McDuffie To Write Book On The Roosevelts
Based on more than twenty years intimate association with the Franklin D. Roosevelts, when she and her husband, Irwin McDuffie, prominent Atlanta Negro citizens for many years, Mrs. Lizzie McDuffie has begun the writing of a book, which is destined to be the classic among Rooseveltiana. Adlai went to dinner once at the White House and wrote the best seller "Dinner at the White House". Lizzie and Irwin McDuffie ate breakfast, dinner and supper at the White House for twelve years, lived in the White House and one or the other was with President Roosevelt and the Roosevelt family wherever they went: from Warm Springs, Georgia to the Caribbean by land, sea, and air.
Mrs. McDuffie is a well-known elocutionist and was one of the original members and secretary of the Fine Arts Club, of Atlanta, which for many years was headed by Professor Kemper Harreld. This talent enjoyed the confidence of this century's great President, since she was called upon to train and present an annual series of children's dramas at Hyde Park each Summer.
The theme of Mrs. McDuffie's book will be "The Roosevelt We Knew." Mrs. McDuffie returned to her home in Atlanta after the death of President Roosevelt.
Based on more than twenty years intimate association with the Franklin D. Roosevelts, when she and her husband, Irwin McDuffie, prominent Atlanta Negro citizens for many years, Mrs. Lizzie McDuffie has begun the writing of a book, which is destined to be the classic among Rooseveltiana. Adlai went to dinner once at the White House and wrote the best seller "Dinner at the White House". Lizzie and Irwin McDuffie ate breakfast, dinner and supper at the White House for twelve years, lived in the White House and one or the other was with President Roosevelt and the Roosevelt family wherever they went: from Warm Springs, Georgia to the Caribbean by land, sea, and air.
Mrs. McDuffie is a well-known elocutionist and was one of the original members and secretary of the Fine Arts Club, of Atlanta, which for many years was headed by Professor Kemper Harreld. This talent enjoyed the confidence of this century's great President, since she was called upon to train and present an annual series of children's dramas at Hyde Park each Summer.
The theme of Mrs. McDuffie's book will be "The Roosevelt We Knew." Mrs. McDuffie returned to her home in Atlanta after the death of President Roosevelt.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Family
What keywords are associated?
Roosevelt Family
Mrs Mcduffie
White House Association
Book On Roosevelts
Atlanta Citizen
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Lizzie Mcduffie
Irwin Mcduffie
Franklin D. Roosevelts
Adlai
Professor Kemper Harreld
Where did it happen?
Atlanta, White House, Warm Springs Georgia, Hyde Park, Caribbean
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Lizzie Mcduffie
Irwin Mcduffie
Franklin D. Roosevelts
Adlai
Professor Kemper Harreld
Location
Atlanta, White House, Warm Springs Georgia, Hyde Park, Caribbean
Event Date
After The Death Of President Roosevelt
Story Details
Mrs. Lizzie McDuffie, based on over twenty years of intimate association with the Franklin D. Roosevelts, begins writing a book titled 'The Roosevelt We Knew,' drawing from meals and travels with the family during their White House years.