Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok: The Letters, The Friendship, The Speculation

Letters. Over 3,500 of them. Love notes, confessions, and longing words exchanged between one of the most powerful women in American history and a woman the world barely knew.

They start like this:

'Hick darling, I can’t go to bed tonight without a word to you.'

And another says:

'I want to put my arms around you and kiss you at the corner of your mouth.'

These aren’t just friendly notes. These are letters of love, desire, and something far more complex.

I’m talking about Eleanor Roosevelt—the First Lady of the United States—and her relationship with journalist Lorena Hickok.

Was it friendship? Love? Or something in between? Did this bond shape Eleanor’s legendary legacy? And perhaps the biggest question of all…what happens to love when the whole world is watching?

This is Whispers of the White House, and today, we’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most intimate and controversial relationships in American history.

Stick around. This one’s personal.

 

 

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