While the FBI never launched a formal investigation of Eleanor Roosevelt, FBI references to her comprise one of the largest single files in J. Edgar Hoover's collection.
In 1939, Anderson gave a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. She delivered "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" and "America" with heart-breaking pathos.
Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" syndicated newspaper column allowed her to reach millions of Americans with her views on social and political issues, current and historical events, and her private and public life.