Why Did the Washington Star Think It Was Newsworthy to Print

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why did the Washington Star think it was newsworthy to print the 1935 headline "Mrs. Roosevelt Spends the Night at the White House"?

• A) Eleanor Roosevelt traveled extensively as her husband's "eyes and ears" to report about conditions during the Great Depression
• B) Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt had a strained marriage and frequently lived apart from each other.
• C) Eleanor Roosevelt preferred living at her husband's estate in Hyde Park, New York.
• D) Eleanor Roosevelt believed the role of first lady should be unassuming and therefore felt it was unnecessary to live in the White House full time.

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