Trivia: James Roosevelt was given what position when his father became President?
Chief of staff
Senior adviser
Attorney general
Secretary to the President
The correct answer is Secretary to the President
So why is this answer correct? : Franklin D. Roosevelt’s second son, James, served as his father’s unofficial assistant during FDR’s presidential campaign in 1932. After his father’s reelection in 1936, James served as secretary to the President until 1938. He was not well liked by staffers and was forced out of the position due to the outcries of nepotism. Afterward, James served on the Democratic National Committee.