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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt with Earl Miller Jr

A man wearing a bow tie and a woman holding a young boy.

FDR holding Earl Miller Jr, son of Earl Miller and his third wife, Simone. Earl Miller Sr (1897-1973) was a close friend and confidant of Eleanor Roosevelt from 1928 until her death in 1962. A New York state trooper, Miller was assigned to the Executive Mansion in Albany in 1928 and accompanied Eleanor Roosevelt on her tours of state prisons and other institutions. He became a lifelong friend. Miller was homeless by the age of 12 and held a variety of jobs throughout his life including, stuntman, prison warden, boxer and acrobat. After FDR was elected president in 1932, he appointed Miller director of personnel for New York state's Department of Correction. In World War II, Miller served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy and became the director of physical training at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. Miller was completely devoted to Eleanor, and she always kept a room for him wherever she lived. Miller was married three times and had two children–Eleanor and Earl Jr. He died on May 2, 1973

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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Code: ELRO

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Dutchess County, New York
Latitude: 41.7608985900879, Longitude: -73.8968963623047

06/21/1943

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Organization: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Address: 4097 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538

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