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Monthly Archives: July 2019
Woodrow Wilson and the Suffragettes
Woodrow Wilson liked women – and he liked intelligent women. WW: A Boy and His Family Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) grew up surrounded by three doting women: his mother, Jessie Woodrow – and two older sisters. A younger brother didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged "Remember the Ladies", Abigail Adams, American history, Edith Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edith Bolling Wilson, First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, the woman's suffrage movement, US history, votes for women, White House history, Woman Suffrage, woman's history, Woodrow Wilson
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TR: Marching With Kings
Thousands of people watched the funeral parade of King Edward VII. The POTUS and the King The nearly eight years Theodore Roosevelt spent as President coincided with the reign of Edward VII (1841-1910) of England. TR was only 42 when … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, British history, Death of King Edward VII, Feather Schwartz Foster, former President Theodore Roosevelt, history, King Edward VII, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, the last parade of European royalty, The last parade of Kings, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt attends the King's funeral, Theodore Roosevelt on Safari in Africa, TR, US history, White House history
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George Washington and The Royal Gift
George Washington’s heart was never far from his beloved plantation GW: Planter George Washington made his considerable mark and everlasting fame as a soldier, but his dearest love was Mount Vernon, his Northern Virginia plantation, situated just a stone’s throw … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Presidential Sites
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington as planter, George Washington mule breeder, George Washington's donkey Royal Gift, George Washington's plantation, history, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon plantation history, mules at Mount Vernon, Presidential history, Royal Gift, The Marquis de Lafayette, US history
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Abraham Lincoln and Smallpox
Abraham Lincoln suffered from variola (smallpox) when he was in the White House. November, 1863 Almost as an afterthought, President Lincoln had been invited to make “a few appropriate remarks” at an event in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In July, a massive … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Dedicating the Gettysburg cemetery, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, John G. Nicolay, John Hay, Lincoln's health history, Lincoln's Secretaries, Orator Edward Everett, PA Governor Andrew Curtin, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, the battle of Gettysburg, US history, Variola and smallpox, White House history, William Stoddard
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Bess Truman and The Airplane
Few First Ladies were as reluctant as Bess Truman. Bess: The Reluctant Everything Bess Wallace (1885-1982) was considered outgoing and personable all the way through high school. She was a good student, an excellent athlete (a rarity at the turn … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman
Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Bess Truman's family life, Bess Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Bess Truman, First Lady History, Harry Truman, history, Margaret Truman, Mrs. Truman christens a plane, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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