lucy mercer was not the iron frame in which to stretch his life. his mother made this very clear to him. i think he knew this anyway. it took elementary stand up to the mom. lucy mercer would've been a divorced, would've been marrying -- marrying a catholic. it was not something that was going to work in the politics of the democratic party at the time. although franklin did run as soon as 1920, he ran with a divorced candidate, mr. cox. if fdr was to be who he was to be with eleanor, eleanor had to be a part of his life, and he knew that. his mother knew this, his mother was absolutely not in favor of a divorce. she was very much in favor of eleanor and i think they both formed at the time, eleanor and her mother, a bond that sorted out certain things about how the relationships was going to move forward. losing frankly never stops in each other and when she returns in the story, i don't think significantly and i'm very -- my sense is that polio itself and the rearrangement of their lives after polio is far more important than the ridge ranger and

mercer this is lucy mercer was a young woman in washington from a similar background a alcoholic father and a very social mother they too had sort of fallen down and lucy got a job with eleanor as eleanor's personal secretary when eleanor had mastered the trade of political wife. she was extremely good at at sorting out all the different washington games and and and functions that a politician's wife franklin was about the the fifth most powerful in the under cabinet and it was an important spot as assistant secretary the navy eleanor as his wife was very much in charge of what she was doing and did it very well, but it also was overwhelming and as another child was was on the way in 1914 as she was pregnant in 1913. lucy came into the household and almost immediately franklin lost his heart to her. it was a relationship that took place over a number of years and we can see it, you know in 1917. as the united states is in the war and franklin's consumed with with war and and the navy department and as eleanor is herself now about to be consumed in her own contribution and education from

>> lucy mercer was a young woman and washington from a similar background, alcoholic father and a very social mother. they, to, had fallen down, and lose he got a job with eleanor, as owner's personal secretary, when eleanor had mastered the trait of political wife. he was extremely good at sorting out all of the washington, like, games and functions that politicians wives -- franklin was about the fifth most powerful in the under cabinet, and it was an important spot as assistant secretary of the navy. eleanor, as his wife, was very much in charge of what she was doing and did it well. but, it also was overwhelming. another child was on the way in 1914, as she was pregnant in 1914. lucy came into that household, and almost mediately, franklin lost his heart to her. it was a relationship that took place over a number of years. we get to see it, you know, in 1917, as the united states is in the war, and the united states is consumed with war and the navy department. as eleanor, herself, is now about to be consumed in her own contribution and education from the war and the red cross army

are mercer lucy rutherford rutherford mercer. obviously caused great damage to the marriage and i can't there's no written history on her finding out about franklin's fdr's passing away. he almost literally passed away in the arms of his lover and nobody knew if he consummated in any way shape or form, but he was down a little. yeah the little white house in, georgia. and his daughter i can and optical it'll come to me a memory of senior moment. but his daughter anna had it surreptitiously arranged for lucy rutherford mercer to go visit franklin roosevelt in a little bit the white house behind her own mother's back. you know, she she but there's no written, you know fdr died everybody knew that he was with his lover including obviously eleanor, but there's no history on eleanor's reaction to that. she had obviously had been very very strong but like like the classy woman. she was she flew down to young harris or the little white house. she wrote the train back the birdman john which president reagan used me before she went to the

but his affair with lucy rutherford mercer, obviously caused great damage to the marriage. and i can't -- there is no written history on her finding out about franklin's, fdr's, passing away. he almost literally passed away in the arms of his lover. no one knew if he consummated it, in any shape or form. but he was in the little white house in georgia. and his daughter -- anyway, all think of, it it'll come to me. [laughs] his daughter, anna, had surreptitiously arranged for lucie rutherford mercer to visit franklin roosevelt in the little white house behind her own mother's back. you know, there's no -- one fdr died, everyone knew that he was with his lover, including, obviously, eleanor. but there is no history on eleanor's reaction to that. she obviously had to be distraught but, like the classy woman she was, she flew down to the little white house, rode the train back, which president reagan used to use, and went to the funeral on high park. and she never, ever, betrayed her loyalty to her husband. that's one reason why i do admire her. >> you touched on this a couple

but his affair with lucy rutherford mercer, obviously caused great damage to the marriage. and i can't -- there is no written history on her finding out about franklin's, fdr's, passing away. he almost literally passed away in the arms of his lover. no one knew if he consummated it, in any shape or form. but he was in the little white house in georgia. and his daughter -- anyway, all think of, it it'll come to me. [laughs] his daughter, anna, had surreptitiously arranged for lucie rutherford mercer to visit franklin roosevelt in the little white house behind her own mother's back. you know, there's no -- when fdr died, everyone knew that he was with his lover, including, obviously, eleanor. but there is no history on eleanor's reaction to that. she obviously had to be distraught but, like the classy woman she was, she flew down to the little white house, rode the train back, which president reagan used to use, and went to the funeral on high park. and she never, ever, betrayed her loyalty to her husband. that's one reason why i do admire her. >> you touched on this a couple