The Leonard Lopate Show: Growing Up in the White House

Growing Up in the White House

FDR’s grandson, Curtis Roosevelt, was 3 years old when his grandfather became president; he subsequently moved into the White House with his sister and mother. He talks about the mixed blessing of growing up in the White House cocoon, and offers some advice to Malia and Sasha Obama. His new memoir is Too Close to the Sun.

Guests:

Curtis Roosevelt

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Michael Pecht from Leonia, NJ

Re "the whole nine yards"
I was told that this is not a sports term but a cement term. Let me explain. A cememt mixer holds nine cubic yards of cement. So when a customer is asked how much cement he needs, he says "I want the whole nine yards."

A good thing to remember when buying cement.

May. 20 2009 10:22 PM

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