Lucy Mercer is the long-time love interest of Franklin D. Roosevelt, which is an affair that had been kept secret from the public until the late 60's, more than 20 years after the President had passed away (1945). This so-called mistress began her acquaintance with the President as a social secretary to his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. Lucy and the President continued to be involved even until the day of his death, when she was at his Warm Springs, GA residence.
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Eleanor Roosevelt discovered her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's affair with Lucy Mercer in 1918. She came across letters between Franklin and Lucy that revealed their romantic relationship, leading to a period of marital strain and a subsequent agreement to continue their marriage but live separate lives.
Yes, named Lucy Mercer, she was officially his private secretary and was with him when he died in Georgia.
In 1918, Eleanor was devastated to discover love letter to Franklin from her social secretary Lucy Mercer, a woman with qualities that Franklin valued and shared.
yes. i think he married but then he had a relationship and had sex with someone else.
Other than his wife and his mother, his "secretary" Lucy Page Mercer was important to him.
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in Warm Springs, Georgia, on April 12, 1945, his cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley and Lucy Rutherfurd Mercer were present.
It was a marriage of convenience - while supportive of one another they spent a lot of time apart dealing with their own missions. But Franklin also had an outside affair with Eleanor's social secretary, Lucy Mercer. which began soon after she was hired in early 1914. In September 1918, Eleanor found letters revealing the affair in Roosevelt's luggage, when he returned from World War I.
No she is not known to have been "disabled", but it is known that she frequented the Warm Springs (Georgia) therapeutic center. This is the hot mineral springs site where her love, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had used for healing from the affects of polio.
Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd died in 1948.
Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd was born in 1891.
Yes this is true, F.D.R had an affair with Eleanor Roosevelt's best friend ,Eleanor noticed it while unpacking F.D.R suit case while on a trip finding a love note.Her name was Lucy something. I have no further info.