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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Moving Mamie Eisenhower
Mamie Doud was only nineteen when she married recent West Point graduate Lt. Dwight Eisenhower. Young Army Bride Mamie’s parents, John and Elivera Doud were not happy about their daughter’s marriage. They adored Dwight David Eisenhower, and would consider … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, FIrst Lady Mamie Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, General Ike, history, Ike Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower's military life, Mrs. Ike, President Dwight Eisenhower, Presidential history, US history
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Lou Henry Hoover: The Desk Story
In 1914 when World War I began in Europe, Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover were millionaires, living in a posh London townhouse. The Millionaire Part Neither of the Hoovers were born rich. Lou’s family were solidly middle class, but hardly … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Americans stranded in London in 1914, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, First Lady Lou Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover house in Palo Alto, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential wives, White House history, World War I, World War I history
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General Grant in New Jersey
General Grant was the most famous person in the country after the Civil War. All the rich and powerful and famous were anxious to court his favor, and the General usually obliged. A Tale of Gifts and Laws Simply put, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln receives gifts, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Grant in Long Branch NJ, General Grant President Grant, General Grant receives gifts, General Ulysses S. Grant, George w. Childs, Grant friend George W. Child, Grant's cottage in Long Branch, Harriet Lane, James Buchanan, Julia Grant, Monmouth Racetrack, Mrs. Julia Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, NJ, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, President James Buchanan, Ulysses Grant's houses, Ulysses S. Grant
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Abraham Lincoln’s Grandson: “Jack”
Abraham Lincoln never lived to see any of his grandchildren. Robert Todd Lincoln & Family Abraham Lincoln’s eldest son Robert was twenty-one when his father was assassinated. He had completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard, and planned to re-enroll in … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln II, Abraham Lincoln's descendants, Abraham Lincoln's grandchildren, Feather Schwartz Foster, Jack Lincoln, Jack Lincoln's death, Jessie Lincoln, Mamie Lincoln, Mary Eunice Harlan, Mary HArlan Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's grandchildren, Minister to England Robert T. Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Robert Lincoln, Robert Lincoln's children, Robert Todd Lincoln, Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln
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