Louis Mc Henry Howe

Louis Mc Henry Howe

Louis McHenry Howe (January 14, 1871 – April 18, 1936) was a reporter for the New York Herald best known for acting as a political mentor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Howe, along with Eleanor Roosevelt and Margurite "Missy" LeHand, was one of the few close associates who supported FDR throughout the most difficult stages of his personal and political recuperation after being afflicted by paralytic illness. FDR credited Howe and James Farley for his initial election in 1932.

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