The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on May 15. It is reproduced in full below.

During his frequent visits to Hyde Park, FDR would seek out Moses Smith to discuss politics. Smith became the President’s “everyman" and sounding board: If Smith understood, so would the American public.

Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service