Alice Roosevelt Longworth

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Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (February 12, 1884 – February 20, 1980) was an American writer, political activist, and socialite. She was the eldest child of United States president Theodore Roosevelt and his only child with his first wife, Alice. She played a prominent role in his presidency from 1901 to 1909 and was a prominent critic of her third cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, during his presidency from 1933 to 1945. As a leading Washington, D.C. socialite for most of her life, she met with sixteen sitting presidents of the United States and is widely thought to be the person who met the most sitting presidents in history. Longworth led an unconventional and controversial life during and after her time in the White House. Her marriage to House speaker Nicholas Longworth was tense, and her only child, Paulina, was born from an affair with Idaho senator William Borah. Remaining active in Washington society until shortly before her death at the age of 96, she was the last surviving child...

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