The First Lady of World War II with Shannon McKenna Schmidt
The Preamble
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Journey to the Pacific
Eleanor Roosevelt traveled to the South Pacific during World War II. The trip was part of her duties as first lady, but she also wanted to contribute to the war effort. She felt that Americans were becoming dangerously complacent and needed to get involved in the fight for their soldiers' lives at all costs,. CNN's John Sutter talks with historian David Frum about why Eleanor went on this journey.
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