![]() The two of them spent as much time alone together as feasible, but as ER’s duties as First Lady and personal commitments to her various “causes” exploded in quantity, private getaways became less and less workable. But even that drastic step did not guarantee more access to the woman she called “Lady”. Since she could no longer maintain “critical distance” regarding ER’s activities, Hickok left her position with the AP and moved into the White House, finding other non-journalistic work along the way. However, they continued corresponding for decades to come. The women’s personal bond quickly deepened, as reflected in the copious letters they exchanged, even though, according to Quinn, the intensity of their relationship would be on the downhill slide by 1934. Lorena Hickok was an accomplished Associated Press reporter when she began covering ER during FDR’s 1932 presidential campaign. ![]() ![]() ![]() Where, I’m always asking rhetorically, is the smoking gun that proves they had more than just a loving friendship? In this excellent book, veteran biographer Quinn offers readers no such firearm, but puts the women’s undeniable union into a new context, one with which I, and perhaps others, can live comfortably. ![]() ISBN 978-1594205408.Īs a long-time Eleanor Roosevelt aficionada, I eagerly awaited this book, though my enthusiasm for all things “ER”-related has always been tempered with skepticism concerning her relationship with journalist Lorena Hickok. Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady. ![]()
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