Mrs. Culp Revisited: Jan. 20, 1937

She goes to cooking school, and FDR begins his second term

"Went to cooking school in the Victory theatre," Mrs. Culp wrote, and then visited a dressmaker at the corner of Michigan and Nebraska streets. Her short entry stands in sharp contrast to President Roosevelt's official calendar (written in a notably more legible hand than the diary!) as he took his oath of office for the second time.

Notice the inaugural…