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Ethel Roosevelt Derby
House Physician + Nurse
Female
Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby was the youngest daughter and fourth child of the President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt. Known as The Queen of Oyster Bay and The First Lady of Oyster Bay by its Long Island residents, Ethel was instrumental in… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
1891
Birth
Born in 1891.
1901
10 Years Old
In the White House, Ethel often filled in for her mother by placing meal orders and delegating tasks to the staff. She was only 10 years old when her father became President after William McKinley's assassination in 1901.
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TEENAGE
1908
17 Years Old
Just months before the Roosevelts' departure from the White House, Ethel had her Debut and Coming Out Party in the White House on December 28, 1908.
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TWENTIES
LATE ADULTHOOD
1960
69 Years Old
In 1960, she along with her daughter Edith, made a seconding speech for the nomination of Richard Nixon at the Republican National Convention.
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In 1977 she made her final visit to the White House to see Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn.
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