An intimate and revealing portrait of Americaβs most memorable first daughter
Alice Roosevelt Longworth lived her entire life on the political stage and in the public eye, earning her the nickname βthe other Washington monument.β In this new biographyβthe first in twenty yearsβStacy A. Cordery presents a detailed and richly entertaining portrait of the witty and whip- smart daughter of Teddy Roosevelt.
βPrincess Aliceβ was a tempestuous teenager. Smoking, gambling, and dressing flamboyantly, she flouted social conventions and opened the door for other women to do the same. Her husband was Speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth butβas Cordery documents for the first timeβshe had a child with her lover, Senator William Borah of Idaho. Aliceβs political acumen was widely respected in Washington. She was a sharp-tongued critic of her cousin FDRβs New Deal programs, and meetings in her drawing room helped to change the course of history, from undermining the League of Nations to boosting Nixon. During the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, her legendary salons were still the center of political ferment.
With new insights into Teddy Roosevelt, and for everyone who delights in Washington history and gossip, Alice is a fascinating portrait of a woman who influenced American politics for nearly a century.
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