 In the months that followed, Howe became Roosevelt's "advance man".As described by historian Hazel Rowley, Howe "had to boost Franklin's spirits, help Eleanor in every way possible, be Franklin's stand-in at work, and keep up Frankin's political prospects".Howe emphasized the need for everyone to keep the extent of Roosevelt's paralysis a secret, setting in motion a campaign of concealment that would last for the rest of Roosevelt's life.