Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth Hand-tinted photograph of Alice Roosevelt by Frances Benjamin Johnston, taken around her debut in 1903 Born Alice Lee Roosevelt (1884-02-12)February 12, 1884 New York City Died February 20, 1980(1980-02-20) (aged 96) Washington, D. C. Spouse(s) Nicholas Longworth III (m. 1906–1931; his death) Partner(s) William Edgar Borah Children Paulina Longworth Parents Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Alice Hathaway Lee Relatives Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. (grandfather) Martha Bulloch Roosevelt (grandmother) Anna Roosevelt (aunt) Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (uncle) Corinne Roosevelt (aunt) Theodore Roosevelt III (half-brother) Kermit Roosevelt (half-brother) Ethel Carow Roosevelt (half-sister) Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt (half-brother) Quentin Roosevelt (half-brother) Theodore Douglas Robinson (cousin) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (cousin) Corinne Douglas Robinson (cousin) Gracie Hall Roosevelt (cousin) Joanna Mercedes Alessandra Sturm (granddaughter) Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (February 12, 1884 – February 20, 1980) was an American writer and prominent socialite. She was the oldest child of U.S. President Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, Jr. (1858–1919). She was the only child of Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee (1861–84). Alice led an unconventional and controversial life. Her marriage to Representative Nicholas Longworth III (Republican-Ohio), a party leader and 43rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was shaky, and her only child Paulina was a result of her affair with Senator William Edgar Borah of Idaho. She temporarily became a Democrat during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and said in a 60 Minutes interview with Eric Sevareid, televised on February 17, 1974, that she was a "hedonist".