 In collaboration with Roosevelt's secretary Marguerite LeHand, Howe wrote a series of letters to the press, supposedly written by Roosevelt, assuring the public that Roosevelt would not suffer any "permanent effect" from his illness.Howe also encouraged Eleanor to become active in politics herself through women's suffrage organizations; to this end, he introduced her to Marion Dickerman, who would become one of Eleanor's closest friends.Eleanor later titled the chapter of her memoirs about Franklin's polio and its aftermath, "Louis Howe Takes Charge".