About this episode

Barbara Kerley discusses her book about Alice Roosevelt and her unique upbringing in the White House.

Barbara Kerley, author of "What To Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!," talks about the obstacles that the daughter of President Roosevelt had to overcome early in life, and how she viewed The White House as her personal playground. The book is illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. The full interview from this 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here . Photo .

People in this episode

Host: Jim Foster

Guest: Barbara Kerley

Topics covered

• Alice Roosevelt
• children's literature
• historical figures
• family dynamics
• presidential history

Keywords

• Alice Roosevelt
• Barbara Kerley
• children's book
• Teddy Roosevelt
• White House
• historical biography
• Edwin Fotheringham

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The White House

Books & works: What To Do About Alice?

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