Tag: June 1940

  • Mrs. Taylor’s Diplomatic Disappearance

    Mrs. Taylor’s Diplomatic Disappearance

    In a shocking turn of events, the wife of President Roosevelt’s special envoy to the Vatican, Mrs. McMirt Taylor, vanished from public sight upon arriving in New York aboard the luxury liner Manhattan on June 12, 1940. The Manhattan had carried nearly 2,000 passengers from war-torn Europe, and amidst the chaos of the world at…