Word: roosevelts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Reagan's act of candor will undoubtedly raise public awareness of Alzheimer's and give support for research a powerful boost. In that way, he will walk in distinguished company once again. Franklin Roosevelt launched the March of Dimes that ultimately conquered polio. Dwight Eisenhower's frankness about his heart disease changed the way the world treated this affliction. The publicized bouts of Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan with breast cancer led thousands of women to undergo mammograms...
...recalled his days at the Brookings Institution, then located on Lafayette Square. "The fence was 3 ft. high and kept out only dogs. The policemen around smiled at everybody. The students at Brookings used to walk up to the front door and leave their calling cards in hopes Eleanor Roosevelt would invite them over for a reception, which she often did." There is an old story, which author Kevin Phillips picked up in his new book about Washington, Arrogant Capital. It is about a young man driving his convertible past the White House in the 1930s when it starts...
...Weld was never threatened in this campaign. He held a wide fundraising edge over Roosevelt, a young state representative who won the Democratic nomination largely on the basis of his endorsement by party officials...
While Weld relentlessly pounded Roosevelt with negative TV ads, the Democrat was unable to respond. Outspent 30 to 1 in the campaign, he simply didn't have the money...
...Roosevelt's choice of campaign strategy was also called into question by political experts. He frequently criticized the governor's support of casino gambling, even as polls showed public support for gaming