Eleanor Roosevelt
 Eleanor Roosevelt      ( politician, diplomat, activist) | |
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| Born | Anna Eleanor Roosevelt October 11, 1884 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1962 (Age 78) New York City, U.S. |
| Children | • Anna Roosevelt Halsted • James Roosevelt • Elliott Roosevelt • Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr • John Aspinwall Roosevelt |
| Spouse |  Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Member of | Americans for Democratic Action |
| Party | Democratic |
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was first lady of the United States during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president from 1933 to 1945.
Bugged by the CIC
The US Army Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) was ordered to cease its domestic investigations, to destroy its investigative records, and to ship its agents out to overseas theaters.[1] The reason for this sudden and unprecedented expulsion has never been clarified.
One theory was expressed in the official history of the Corps, "the speed [of these events] left little doubt that someone—possibly Communists who still held key positions in government—was determined to halt CIC investigative activities in the United States".[2]
Another possible explanation is that the CIC "mistakenly" bugged the hotel room of Eleanor Roosevelt (a known lesbian, this would have been prime blackmail material) and incurred the president's wrath. In any event, the CIC protected the investigative records it had so painstakingly accumulated. According to historians Sayer and Botting "When the command was given to cease any investigations of known or suspected Communists and destroy all files on such persons immediately, eight of the nine Corps Area Commanders took the remarkable step of disobeying this order". According to the official history of the Corps, this information proved highly valuable in controlling communism: "the information acquired by CIC from May 1941 to September 1945 regarding communism and its adherents played a major part in keeping communism under control in the United States ever since".[3]
References
- ↑ On 5 November 1943 the Army ordered all CIC agents out of Washington, D.C. On the following day, the Army Inspector General submitted a devastating report on the CIC. In February 1944 the position of Chief, Counter Intelligence Corps was abolished and CIC Headquarters was dissolved.
- ↑ The History of the Counter Intelligence Corps, p. 70.
- ↑ The History of the Counter Intelligence Corps, volume 7, p. 1123.
