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Monthly Archives: January 2023
Nellie Taft and the Philippine Band
Helen Herron Taft’s happiest years were in the Philippines. The Manila Years In 1900 Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943), married and mother of three, traveled to Manila, where she spent the next few years. Her husband of 15 years had been … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Band Master Walter Loving, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, Helen Herron, Helen Herron Taft, history, Nellie Taft, Philippine Constabulary Band, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Secretary of War William Howard Taft, The Luneta, THe Luneta in the Philippines, The Tafts in the Philippiines, US history, Walter Loving, White House history
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The Epiphany of Edwin M. Stanton
Stanton: The Basics Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-69), was Ohio born and raised, the son of a middle class physician and his wife. His father died when Edwin was only thirteen, leaving the family nearly destitute. Plagued by severe asthma, he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, James Buchanan, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Edwin McMasters Stanton, Edwin Stanton, Feather Schwartz Foster, Gideon Welles, history, Pennsylvania Boss Simon Cameron, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton, the character of Edwin Stanton, the early association of Stanton and Lincoln, The ironclad Monitor, US history, White House history
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Theodore Roosevelt: Super Cop
Theodore Roosevelt had a varied career, and made the most of all his opportunities The Mid-90s: At Loose Ends Still in his early-to-mid 30s, Theodore Roosevelt, aristocratic and wealthy New Yorker, had jam packed decades into his young life. He … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Anti-Semitic clergyman Alwardt, Civil Service Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Jacob Riis, Journalist Jacob Riis, NY Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Reverend Herman Awardt, Theodore Roosevelt, TR fights anti-Semitism, TR protects anti-Semitic preacher, TR visits tenements, US history, White House history
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FDR 1941: The Christmas Houseguest
On December 6, 1941, the US was an isolationist country. That changed on December 7. The Storm Clouds War had been looming throughout Europe for nearly a decade. Japan had been making belligerent noises in Asia for more than a … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady History, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, National Christmas Tree Lighting, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Presidential history, The attack on Pearl Harbor, The onset of WWII, The Second World War, US history, White House guests, White House history, White House Xmas of 1941, Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill visits the USA, Winston Churchill’s personal habits
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