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James Roosevelt (December 23, 1907 - August 13, 1991) was the oldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. He was born in New York City at 125 East 36th Street and attended Harvard University 1926-1930. Career He was an insurance executive until 1937, when he became secretary to his father in the White House. During World War II he was second-in-command of the 2nd Raider Battalion of the Marine Raiders, an early US Marine commando unit organized and trained to conduct guerrilla-style attacks behind enemy lines. Eventually he retired at the rank of Brigadier General, having been awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for combat service. James suffered from having flat feet, so while other Marines were required to wear boots, he was allowed to wear sneakers. Shortly before World War II, Roosevelt had moved to Hollywood, California, where he had accepted a job with motion picture producer Samuel Goldwyn. Following the war, he returned to live in California. In 1950, Roosevelt was the Democratic nominee in the race for Governor of California. He was beaten handily by incumbent Earl Warren, who was elected for a third term. Roosevelt was elected to the 84th Congress of the United States in November 1954, and served continuously from 1955 to 1965 as a Congressman from California. In 1965, Roosevelt lost in an attempt to unseat Sam Yorty as Mayor of Los Angeles, California. The same year, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him a delegate to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Roosevelt gave up the post in December 1966 and became president of the International Overseas Services Management Company. Despite having been a liberal Democrat all of his life, James Roosevelt supported President Richard Nixon's re-election in 1972 and Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984. His writings include Affectionately, FDR (with Sidney Shalett, 1959) and My Parents (with Bill Libby, 1976). Roosevelt died in Newport Beach, California in 1991 of complications arising from a stroke and Parkinson's disease. He was 83 and was the last surviving child of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. United States Marine Corps portal Family Roosevelt's first marriage was to Betsey Cushing, one of the famous Cushing sisters. They divorced in 1940. By the end of his life, Roosevelt had had four wives and seven children. Children Sara Wilford (born Sara Delano Roosevelt, March 13, 1932) Kate Roosevelt Whitney (born February 16, 1936) James Roosevelt, Jr. (born November 9, 1945) Michael Anthony Roosevelt (born December 7, 1946) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (born January 10, 1948) Hall Delano Roosevelt (born June 27, 1957) Rebecca Mary Roosevelt (born April 12, 1971) Siblings Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Elliott Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt John Aspinwall Roosevelt. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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