The Dillon County Theatre will host Kathryn Smith, who will present her book, “Missy LeHand Tells All” on March 6 at 7:00 p.m.
This event is free to the public. The book is based on Marguerite A. LeHand, who worked for President Franklin D. Roosevelt as his private secretary, friend, and confidante for more than 20 years. The audience can expected to find Smith in period costume and speaking with a Boston accent during the presentation. When she removes her hat midway through the presentation, the audience will hear the “rest of the story.”
Smith is a former newspaper reporter and editor who now spends her time writing and speaking about history. She is the author of The Gatekeeper, the first biography of FDR’s private secretary and de facto White House Chief of Staff Marguerite A. LeHand, and Gertie: The Fabulous Life of Gertrude Sanford Legendre, which won the Benjamin Franklin Gold Award from the National Independent Book Publishers Association, and two books about “Prohibition in the South: Baptists and Bootleggers and “Methodists and Moonshiners.” Kathryn lives in Anderson, S.C. with her husband, Leo.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The theatre is located at 114 North MacArthur Avenue, Dillon.
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Assistance for this program was provided by S.C. Humanities and the South Carolina Arts Commission.
About South Carolina Humanities
The mission of South Carolina Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. This not-for-profit organization presents and/or supports literary initiatives, lectures, exhibits, festivals, publications, oral history projects, videos and other humanities-based experiences that reach more than 250,000 citizens annually. South Carolina Humanities receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as corporate, foundation and individual donors. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of community leaders from throughout the state.
About the South Carolina Arts Commission
The mission of the South Carolina Arts Commission is to promote equitable access to the arts and support the cultivation of creativity in South Carolina.
