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Alice Roosevelt Longworth, eldest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, became a public spectacle due to her rebellious antics as an early 20th century teen; a historian shares her legacy.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth died Feb. 20, 1980, at age 96. United Press International noted that her wedding nearly seven decades before was "one of the prime social events of the century's first ...
Will Naomi Biden grab a military guard's sword to slice her wedding cake, as President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter did in her 1906 White House wedding?
“White House Princess,” an original musical written by seniors Maureen Clare and Charlotte Daniels, uses music and humor as it leans into Alice’s rebellious, larger-than-life personality.
As the 2024 election nears, "60 Minutes: A Second Look" turned to the archives for a look at Alice Roosevelt Longworth, a former first daughter who captivated America for decades. The American ...
Alice Roosevelt Longworth By Carol Felsenthal Putnam`s Sons, 304 pages, $21.95 To a generation that never heard of an Alice blue gown or remembered how the newspapers fussed over the teenager they ...
Longworth served as Speaker of the House from 1925 until his death in 1931. Alice, known for her spunk and wit, remained a Washington spitfire until she passed away in 1980.
Alice Roosevelt (Longworth) in 1902, Ethel Roosevelt (Derby) in 1908 and Helen Taft (Manning) in 1910 were the last three girls to “come out” in the White House.
CROWDED HOURS—Alice Roosevelt Longworth—Scribner ($3). Alice Roosevelt Longworth, now 49, two years a widow, and connected by no bond save a distant cousinship and her agile, pleasantly ...
From Alice Roosevelt to Hunter Biden, we've never been sure how to reconcile American democracy with American dynasties.
People named their babies after her and there was even a color, Alice Blue, named after her, according to Stacy Cordery, author of "Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth from White House Princess to ...