Cookie roberts autobiography for kids

Roberts, along with her husband, Steve , wrote a weekly column syndicated by United Media in newspapers around the United States. She served on the boards of several non-profit organizations such as the Kaiser Family Foundation [ 5 ] and was appointed by President George W. Bush to his Council on Service and Civic Participation.

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Roberts was born in New Orleans. Her parents were Lindy Boggs and Hale Boggs , each of whom served for decades as Democratic members of the House of Representatives from Louisiana; Lindy succeeded Hale after his plane disappeared over Alaska in Her brother Tommy became a prominent attorney and lobbyist in Washington, D. Roberts began working for National Public Radio NPR in , working as the congressional correspondent for more than 10 years.

Her final assignment with NPR was a series of segments on Morning Edition titled "Ask Cokie," in which she answered questions submitted by listeners about subjects usually related to U. In , Sister Dianna Ortiz , a Catholic sister from New Mexico, was abducted, raped, and tortured while working in Guatemala by members of a Guatemalan government-backed death squad.

Her abductors believed Ortiz was a subversive. The United States provided significant military aid to Guatemala at the time.