MRS. THEO. ROOSEVELT JR. DIES AT OYSTER BAY, L.I.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400230011-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: May 31, 1960
• Content Type: NSPR

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Mrs. Theo. Roosevelt Jr.
Dies at:0yster Bay, L. I.
By Patricia ,S,ugrue
Eleanor Butler Roosevelt,
daughter-in-law $resident
Theodore Roosey , l? Sun-
day night at her h e Oys-
ter Bay, Long d,a: A Y.,
at the age of 70.
She was the wi(Iow 6t trig.
Gen. ' Theodore Roosevelt Jr.,
who died in France in 1944,
shortly after the Normandry
; invasion.
Mrs. Roosevelt was one of
the former President's family
favorites, and he often said,
she "was more likee,, one of his,
own children thaH he knew
how to say."
She was an active sidekick
in her husband's campaigns
for public office and service
in Government Posts. She was
a frequent lecturer, wrote prq-
fusely for magazines, and
was the author of a book
of memoirs, "Day Before Yes
terday," published in 1959.
Mrs. Roosevelt was born in
New York City, the daughter
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ROOSEVELT JR.
in France. Mrs. Roosevelt went
to France to serve as assistant
director of YMCA L e a v e
,Areas for Unit e d States
troops. For her work, she was
awarded a citation from Gen.
John J. Pershing and the
Palms of the Academy from
the French government.
At the time of her husband's
death, Mrs. Roosevelt was
serving in Lngland as director
of the American Red Cross
Club in London. During World
War II she also conducted a
WAC recruiting campaign. For
her war work she won a com-
mendation from the War De-
partment and the ' Medal of
Freedom.
She is survived by two sons,
Theodore Roosevelt III of
Philadelphia, and Cornelius
V. S., of 2500 Q st. nw., and a
daughter, Mrs. William Mc-
Millan of Baltimore. Another
son, Quentin, died in 1947.
Funeral services will be held
at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday at
Christ Church in Oyster Bay}
gram of needlework and help-
ing them to obtain a living
wage. In 1929, too, she was
given a medal of honor and
membership in the Kim-Boi
(Order of Virtuous Wives) by
Emperor Bao Dai. of Annam,
now Viet-Nam.
In World War I, the former
President's oldest son com-
manded an infantry battalion
of attorney Henry Addison,
Alexander. Her interest. ,n
politics matched that of t}e
Roosevelt family, and she
said it began when her grand-
father took her to the polls
at the age of 6 "to wait for
him while he voted fpr Me
Kinley." .
She campaigned vigorously
during her husband's unsuc-
cessful try against Alfred E.
Smith for the governorship of
New York in 1924.
From 1929 to 1931, while her
husband was Governor of
Puerto Rico, Mrs. Roosevelt
worked with the women of the
island in establishing a pro-
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