From a White House Wedding to a Pet Snake, Alice Roosevelt's Escapades Captivated America
Source: Smithsonian
Francine Uenuma History Correspondent When Alice Roosevelt, eldest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, married Congressman Nicholas Longworth on February 17, 1906, the atmosphere in the country’s capital was so festive that the Washington Times likened it to “celebrating a national holiday.” On this “heaven-made” sunny winter day, as the Washington Post put it, well-wishers lined the streets hoping for a…
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