Margaret Suckley

Margaret Suckley
Margaret Suckley and Fala at Top Cottage, photographed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1941)
Born
Margaret Lynch Suckley

(1891-12-20)December 20, 1891
Rhinebeck, New York, US
DiedJune 29, 1991(1991-06-29) (aged 99)
Rhinebeck, New York, US
EducationBryn Mawr College (1912–1914)
OccupationPresidential library archivist

Margaret Lynch Suckley /ˈsʊkliː/ (December 20, 1891 – June 29, 1991) was a sixth cousin, intimate friend, and confidante of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as an archivist for the first American presidential library.[1] She was one of four women at the Little White House with Roosevelt in Warm Springs, Georgia, when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1945.

After Suckley's death at age 99, a suitcase full of confidential letters from FDR was found in her home, along with her diaries, recording details of people she met and events she witnessed at the White House and at the Roosevelt estate in Hyde Park, which are a valuable addition to the historical record of Roosevelt's presidency.[2]

  1. ^ "Margaret Suckley". The Washington Post. July 3, 1991.
  2. ^ Caron, Ali. "Margaret "Daisy" Suckley". Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved November 22, 2021.