June 12, 1948

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How Eleanor Roosevelt Reinvented the Role of First Lady

Part 1 of E. J. Kahn’s 1948 Profile of F.D.R.’s widow discusses her impeccable diplomacy as the first woman to represent the U.S. as a delegate to the United Nations.

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Butterflies

Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov on his life as a lepidopterist: I discovered in nature the nonutilitarian delights that I sought in art. Both were a form of magic, both were a game of intricate enchantment and deception.

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