When the King and Queen of England come for a visit in 1939, she seizes the opportunity to introduce them to one of her favorite cuisines – hot dogs encased in buns and bathed in delicious mustard. Hot Dog! Eleanor Roosevelt Throws a Picnic tells tidbits about Eleanor Roosevelt’s private life (she loved grilling and eating hotdogs!) and a lot about her public life as the “eyes and ears” of her president husband who was confined to a wheel chair.Īs first lady of the White House, Eleanor always hosted what she referred to as “hot dog-less” meals for important visitors. For example, she plucked an understandably mundane story from history about who came to a White House dinner in 1939 and what was on the menu and brought it to side-splitting life. Author Leslie Kimmelman has a way of making any subject interesting.
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