Episode 35: Shirley Temple is Missing
In which Joan Roswell has a rude awakening
CHAPTER 81
When Steve Early and President Roosevelt connected by ship-to-shore radio, the press secretary outlined the convoluted story of Shirley Temple’s kidnapping to the Boss, who listened intently from the radio room of the USS Houston.
At the conclusion, Roosevelt had one word: “Wow.”
“Wow is right, sir,” Early replied. “But what do we do about this?…
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