Fun Fact: Eleanor Roosevelt

Posted by admin on October 26, 2009 under Eleanor Roosevelt Fun Facts, Fun Facts | Be the First to Comment

“Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt” first aired on WGBH in October, 1959. The monthly series was a forum for prominent leaders and decision makers to discuss current issues with Eleanor as mediator and host. One of its programs took as its subject the Peace Corps, begun under the Kennedy administration. Eleanor discussed the organization’s formation and the duties of public service with President Kennedy.

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/sfeature/tv.html

http://www.wgbhalumni.org/photos/1959-prospects.html

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