But when his mother warns that she will withdraw financial support, and Louis Howe lets him know this will end his political career, FDR promises never to see Lucy Mercer again. The Great War ends ...

IN the White House, the Oval Office often led to divided bedrooms. President F.D. Roosevelt preferred Lucy Mercer to his wife ...

Photo: courtesy Corry Arnold The intrigue: The sultry, red velvet-draped Lucy Mercer Bar is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt's longtime mistress. "I think long-term mistresses — like the super-in ...