Colorful and Crowded Hours: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980
Subject(s): Alsop, Joseph, 1910-1989, Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940, Brough, James, 1918-, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933, Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931, Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923, Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901, Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Lash, Joseph P., 1909-1987, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957, McCullough, David G., Morris, Edmund, Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961, Rogers, Will, 1879-1935, Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch, 1835-1884, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Sturm, Alexander M. (Alexander McCormick), 1923-1951, Sturm, Joanna, 1946-, Sturm, Paulina Longworth, 1925-1957, Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953, Teichmann, Howard, Warren, Earl, 1891-1974, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Wister, Owen, 1860-1938, Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943
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Obituary of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the first born and last to die of Theodore Roosevelt’s children. The obituary details her celebrity status during her father’s presidency, her wedding to Congressman Nicholas Longworth, and his career in the House of Representatives. The notice also examines Alice Longworth’s decades long position as a Washington, D.C. power broker and socialite, and it notes her friendship with presidents, journalists, and celebrities. Her work in compiling an anthology of American poetry, her relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt, and her efforts to memorialize her father are also covered. The obituary notes her love of reading, acerbic wit, and sense of humor.
Four photographs accompany the article: the first shows Alice in 1904; the second shows the entire Roosevelt family, Theodore and Edith Roosevelt and all of their children and Alice’s husband, Nicholas Longworth, at the White House; the third shows Alice with her sister Ethel Derby and her brother Archibald Roosevelt at Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C.; and the fourth is of Alice late in life.
A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt birthplace committees is included in the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1980
Creator(s)
Publication Date
2023-02-02
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Colorful and Crowded Hours: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980. [October 29, 1980?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305963. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Colorful and Crowded Hours: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980. [29 Oct. 1980?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305963.
APA:
Unknown.: , [1980, October 29?]. Colorful and Crowded Hours: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305963.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
