Eleanor Roosevelt and WWII

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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It's the trifecta of listener-favorite subjects: an American First Lady, World War II, and a secret adventure. Shannon McKenna Schmidt joins us to share about her new book, The First Lady of World War II:, which chronicles Eleanor Roosevelt’s journey to the Pacific theater during wartime. The five-week trip took her through the South Pacific, and began as a secret when she hitched a ride on a transport airplane next to sacks of mail. Tune in to hear what happened when she touched down in Australia. Credits: Host and Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon Supervising Producer: Melanie Buck Parks Audio Producer: Craig Thompson To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. Welcome. So glad that you're here with me today. A couple of little notes for you.
0:10.4	The first one is new episodes of our docu-series 9066 are going to be coming later this summer.
0:19.9	I know, I know you want them now. You guys have been
0:23.3	sending me all the messages. I totally get it. We are working on production. I'll tell you the
0:28.7	story later, but just trust me when I say we hope to make it worth it. Today I want to share with
0:33.9	you an episode called The First Lady of World War II. My guest is historian
0:39.3	Shannon McKenna Schmidt. And this is about Eleanor Roosevelt and perhaps a story you have
0:45.2	never heard about Eleanor Roosevelt before. Shannon has been on Here's Where It Gets Interesting
0:49.8	and I think you're going to love learning about an often unsung aspect of Eleanor Roosevelt's service as First Lady.
0:57.9	So let's dive in.
0:59.8	I'm Sharon McMahon.
1:01.7	And here's where it gets interesting.
1:04.8	I am so excited to be chatting with Shannon McKenna Schmidt today.
1:09.6	This story is one that Americans need to hear. Thank you for
1:14.7	being here. Well, thank you so much for having me here to talk about the extraordinary Eleanor Roosevelt.
1:19.0	She is extraordinary, and I know that people who listen to my podcast love First Ladies. I have done
1:23.7	a lot of episodes about First Ladies in general, but we actually have not gotten to
1:27.9	Eleanor Roosevelt.
1:29.0	She's obviously coming down the pike, but I know people are fascinated by her.
1:33.4	What about her is enduringly popular?
1:37.4	You know, I've always been an Eleanor Roosevelt admirer, and there was truly no one else
1:42.0	like her.
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