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The first biography of probably the most influential person in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration, Marguerite "Missy" LeHand, FDR's de facto main of staff, that has been misrepresented, mischaracterized, and overlooked throughout history...until now. Generally considered the first feminine presidential main of personnel, Marguerite "Missy" LeHand was the right-hand female to Franklin Delano Roosevelt - both professionally and appropriately - for more than 20 years. Although her formal subject as personal secretary was relatively humble, her electricity and effect were unrivaled. Everyone in the White House realized one real truth: if you required access to Franklin, you had to complete Missy. She was one of is own most respected advisors, affording her a distinctive perspective on the chief executive that no-one else could lay claim, and she was deeply adored and well known by Eleanor and the Roosevelt children. With unprecedented access to Missy's family and original source materials, journalist Kathryn Smith says the captivating and ignored account of the intelligent, loyal, and brilliant woman who possessed a front-row seat to record in the making. The Gatekeeper is a thoughtful, revealing, unsung-hero account about a female ahead of her time, the real weight of her responsibility, and the tumultuous time in which she lived; an extended overdue tribute to one of the main female figures in American record.
