“Princess Alice”: The life and times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Subject(s): America First Committee, Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940, Children of presidents, Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sturm, Alexander M. (Alexander McCormick), 1923-1951, Sturm, Joanna, 1946-, Sturm, Paulina Longworth, 1925-1957, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Women--Biography
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Stacy A. Cordery examines the life of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, providing a biography of Theodore Roosevelt’s first born child. Cordery looks at her troubled childhood, her rebellious spirit as a young woman, and her celebrated marriage to Congressman Nicholas Longworth. Cordery details Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, her support of isolationism in the years before World War II, and her decades long place as a fixture in the Washington, D.C., political scene. A text box within the article contains an excerpt from Owen Wister about Theodore Roosevelt’s frustration at his inability to control his daughter.
Two photographs of Longworth, one with her siblings and the other with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, supplement the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2000
Creator(s)
Cordery, Stacy A.; Wister, Owen, 1860-1938
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
5
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:
“Princess Alice”: The life and times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. [2000]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308595. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cordery, Stacy A.; Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. “Princess Alice”: The life and times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. [2000]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308595.
APA:
Cordery, Stacy A.; Wister, Owen, 1860-1938., [2000]. “Princess Alice”: The life and times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308595.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.