Live@Central - Author Portrays FDR’s Private Secretary 

Wednesday, March 11 •Spears Fellowship Hall

Kathryn Smith, author of The Gatekeep: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership That Defined a Presidency, will speak at Central Methodist Church in Florence on Wednesday, March 11 at 6:15 p.m. Mrs. Smith, who lives in Anderson, S.C., will speak as Missy, in full period costume, then take questions about her book. FDR considered his savvy personal secretary, Marguerite Alice LeHand, one of the most vital, and certainly one of the most loyal, members of his inner circle. He often remarked that Missy was “my conscience.”  Ms. Smith shared that “Missy was known for her great sense of humor, so I try to inject lots of laughs into a program that also teaches history.”