Summary
Sept. 3, 1940, was a historic day for the capital city as Franklin D. Roosevelt and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited, ostensibly to help inaugurate Kanawha Boulevard but more likely to campaign for re-election against opponent Wendell Wilkie.
The president, who was at the height of his popularity, rode along with Gov. Holt and Sen. Matthew Neely in the Secret Service Cadillac V-16. They went east on the Boulevard from Patrick Street to Hale Street, where they crossed the South Side Bridge to reboard their train and continue their tour.See the full content of this document
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The Way It Was: ; Eleanor Roosevelt; by Richard Andre
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