There was tension in the house. Guests were on the way for the holiday -- but the husband hadn't told his wife who they were. So in the days just before Christmas 70 years ago, the two had an argument.
This wasn't your average household tiff. The year was 1941, the argument occurred in the White House, the combatants were Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the guests were British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his party.
"You should have told me. Why didn't you tell me?" Mrs. Roosevelt complained. "I can't find [the housekeeper] Mrs. Nesbitt anywhere. If only I had known."
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