Curtis Roosevelt is highly regarded for his long career with the United Nations Secretariat. He is also the oldest grandson of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

As a child, Roosevelt lived in the White House for 12 years along with his older sister Eleanor. Known in the press as “Sistie and Buzzie,” they were firsthand observers of history. Roosevelt offers his recollections of those years, including the personal relationship between Winston Churchill and FDR and how influential it was in shaping the Allies’ policy during World War II.

He also offers his views on how the Great Depression can be compared to the current recession, the similarities and differences between his grandmother Eleanor and First Lady Michelle Obama, and how spending his formative years in the spotlight affected the rest of his life for both good and bad.

Roosevelt is considered the family historian by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park, New York. His book Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of My Grandparents, Franklin and Eleanor (Public Affairs) is available for signing after the program.

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