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...died." By all accounts, F.D.R. thereafter kept in frequent contact with Lucy. For example, says Daniels, he "quietly arranged for special tickets and a special car for Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd at his Inauguration" in 1933. He also visited the Rutherfurds' stately winter home in Aiken, S.C., several times, and the Rutherfurds called at the White House. Daniels says that Lucy visited the Little White House at Warm Springs, Ga., on several occasions. In fact, though her presence was unpublicized at the time, she was with Roosevelt there on the day he died-April 12, 1945. To the very last...
...Rutherfurd died in a New York City hospital in 1948, in her 58th year. Last week her daughter, Mrs. Robert W. Knowles of Aiken, called Daniels' disclosures "quite a surprise to me." It was quite a surprise to a lot of people, and more details are bound to come out in the future. Daniels, for one, who called the liaison "nothing shameful" and "the beautiful affair of a great lady and a gentleman," intimated that he is considering following up his coup with a full-length account of "one of the great love stories of American history...
Withdrawal would lessen the size and importance of the military establishment in this country, Aiken said. "And the war leaves us with a bad conscience, such as I've not seen in my life." Throughout his speech, most of which he read, he emphasized the importance of peace in strengthening the collective American personality...
...Aiken, formerly a Harvard professor, did not disagree only with Rendell. He also attacked Thomas Boylston Adams, candidate for the Senate, who earlier in the evening advocated negotiations. "That is malarkey," Aiken roared. "We have two choices: fight or withdraw...
...When Aiken finished, he shook hands with Rendell as the crowd cheered for some time. Aiken rose again to acknowledge the applause and quipped, "Maybe I should be running for the Senate...