Why Teddy Roosevelt's Daughter Was Banned From The White House

Alice Lee Roosevelt was the eldest of President Teddy Roosevelt's children and his only child with his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt.

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Alice was born in 1884 but sadly, her mother died just a couple of days after giving birth, the same day Teddy's own mother died.

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Losing two women close to him at the same time was a devastating blow,

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She Was Banned From The White House Twice

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Alice Roosevelt did many controversial things throughout her rebellious years, and just before the Roosevelt family left the White House, she made sure to leave a little gift for the new occupants, the Tafts

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Alice reportedly buried a voodoo doll of Taft's wife, Nellie, on the front lawn of the White House. She was banned from visiting when the doll was discovered.

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Woodrow Wilson, who served as the president from 1913 to 1921, also banned Alice from the White House for her public comments about him.

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