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kpete

(71,996 posts) Sun May 22, 2016, 10:39 AM May 2016

Eleanor Roosevelt's 1959 telegram to JFK ("my dear boy")

Eleanor Roosevelt's 1959 telegram to JFK ("my dear boy&quot after he complained about her public criticism:

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Eleanor Roosevelt's 1959 telegram to JFK ("my dear boy") (Original Post) kpete May 2016 OP

Eleanor supported Stevenson over JFK in 1960, but in 1961 he appointe her to chair the Bluenorthwest May 2016 #1

Appointment gave her less time to write telegrams. leveymg May 2016 #2

She thought he wasn't committed to true liberal principles and soft on civil rights book_worm May 2016 #3

"soft on McCarthyism" is a mild way of putting it. former9thward May 2016 #4

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

1. Eleanor supported Stevenson over JFK in 1960, but in 1961 he appointe her to chair the

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 10:49 AM

May 2016

Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. Interesting relationship.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKPOF-093-004.aspx

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

2. Appointment gave her less time to write telegrams.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #1)

Sun May 22, 2016, 11:27 AM

May 2016

That's how these guys think. We could have done worse, and ended up with someone who blows up the world because she has to prove she's the toughest guy in the Situation Room.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)

3. She thought he wasn't committed to true liberal principles and soft on civil rights

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 01:31 PM

May 2016

also had been soft on McCarthyism.

former9thward

(32,025 posts)

4. "soft on McCarthyism" is a mild way of putting it.

Reply to book_worm (Reply #3)

Sun May 22, 2016, 01:46 PM

May 2016

JFK's brother, Robert, was a member of the McCarthy committee and McCarthy was a good friend to the Kennedy family. McCarthy was godfather to Robert's daughter Kathleen.

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