Monthly Archives: January 2019

The Six FLOTUS Widows of 1947

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Feather Foster

In January, 1947,  five (and maybe a “half”) widowed First Ladies were still living.  Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947) Frances Cleveland was a First Lady of many distinctions.  She was First Lady two separate times, during the non-consecutive terms of Grover … Continue reading →

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Understanding Calvin Coolidge

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Calvin Coolidge was the quintessential New Englander: quiet, determined, and living a well ordered life. Meet Calvin Coolidge: The Man Behind the Myth In 1960, more than 25 years after Coolidge’s death, a small volume of essays about him was … Continue reading →

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The Abysmal Health of Woodrow Wilson

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Feather Schwartz Foster

If his health history had been known in 1912, Woodrow Wilson might never have been nominated. The White House Physician: Cary T. Grayson Shortly after President Woodrow Wilson took the oath of office in 1913, there was a luncheon for … Continue reading →

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Mary Todd Lincoln and Henry Clay

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In 1832, Mary Todd was thirteen years old; Henry Clay was about to challenge Andrew Jackson for the Presidency. Ellerslie and Ashland Ellerslie Plantation, about three miles from Lexington, KY, was the ancestral home of the Todd family, named for … Continue reading →

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