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FDR's Most Powerful Weapon In The White House

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For 12 years, Franklin and Eleanor were the power couple in the White House.  At least to the public. 

Within the White House, Marguerite "Missy" LeHand was the right hand of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, functioning as a de facto chief of staff and more. 

In Kathryn Smith's book The Gatekeeper, the author works to give LeHand a full and fair assessment aimed only at her life, not as a supporting character in another's biography.  Kathryn Smith visits with details. 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.