Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Mrs. Culp Revisited: Jan. 19, 1937

Mrs. Culp Revisited: Jan. 19, 1937

A quiet day at the Bay View -- but not at the White House

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Mrs. Culp Revisited: Jan. 19, 1937
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Mrs. Culp didn't feel well and stayed home all day. She wrote a postcard to her son Frank, the traveling musician.

It was a different story at the White House, where the Roosevelts prepared for FDR's second inauguration, to be held the next day. The family, including four grandchildren, gathered for portraits, and Elliott Roosevelt Jr. was baptized. (I m…

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