In the 1930s, newspaper reporters knew Franklin Roosevelt had a romantic affair with a woman other than his wife but they did not report it.

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During the 1930s, the press often refrained from reporting on the private lives of public figures, including Franklin Roosevelt's affair with Lucy Mercer, out of respect for privacy and different journalistic standards of the time.

In the 1930s, Newspaper Reporters Knew Franklin Roosevelt Had a Romantic