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Author Archives: Feather Foster
Poor Ex-FLOTUS Julia Tyler
Literally. Rich FLOTUS Julia Gardiner Tyler Julia Gardiner (1820-1889) was a wealthy New Yorker. Her father, David Lyon Gardiner owned considerable property in Long Island. Her mother, Juliana MacLachlan was the only child of an even wealthier brewer. Julia and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Tyler, history, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia Tyler, Juliana Gardiner home in Staten Island, President John Tyler, Presidential history, Sherwood Forest plantation, US history, White House history
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Herbert Hoover The Dam Story
The Colorado River is a mighty one, taking eons to carve out the Grand Canyon. HH: The Great Engineer Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) was a true Horatio Alger story. Born to a poor farmer-blacksmith in rural Iowa, he was totally orphaned … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Boulder Dam, early career of Herbert Hoover, Feather Schwartz Foster, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoovervilles, Journalist Charles Michelson, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, The "Great Engineer", The Hoover Dam, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln: The Lizzie Friends
“Elizabeths” were imporant in Mary Lincoln’s life – and that doesn’t even include her mother Eliza and stepmother Betsey! Friends in General It has been said that some friends are for a season, a reason, or a lifetime. Hmmm. But … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Keckley, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Elizabeth Todd Grimsley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's confidante Elizabeth Keckley, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Todd cousin Elizbeth Grimsley, Mary Todd in Springfield, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Elizabeth Keckley, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge: Losing Grace
But… Most modern historians conclude that Coolidge was one of the most “sexist” Presidents we ever had. Born in 1872 in rural Vermont, Calvin Coolidge was deeply imbued with the Calvinist religious philosophy (hard work, and saving and knowing one’s … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Col. Edmund Starling, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, Secret Service Agent James Haley, Secret Serviceman Edmund Starling, The death of Calvin Coolidge Jr., The marriage of Calvin and Grace Coolidge, US history, White House history
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Eisenhower 1956: The Second Term Decision
At the end of his first term, Ike was 66,, and one of our oldest Presidents to that time. The Life of Duty, Honor, Country… Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969), one of six strapping corn-fed farm boys, was accustomed to hard work … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged American history, Candidate Eisenhower in 1952, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Ike, Health history of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Health history of woodrow Wilson, history, Ike Eisenhower, Ike's medican history, Ike's reluctance to run for office, Ike's reluctance to run for reelection in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Eisenhower's heart attack, President Ike Eisenhower, Presidential history, US history, Vice President Richard Nixon, VP Richard M. Nixon, White House history, WWII history
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Ulysses S. Grant: The Homecoming
Ulysses S. Grant was never happier than with his beloved wife and children. USG & Julia: The Long Courtship For Second Lt. Ulysses S. Grant, it was truly love at first sight when he met Julia Dent. Her brother Fred … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Grant resigns from the Army, Grant wires his father for money, Grant's assignment in the Oregon Territory, Grant's children, Grant's drinking problems, Grant's homesickness, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, The Grant Engagement, Ulysses S. Grant, US Grant's early assignments, US history
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FDR Changes His Will
Franklin D. Roosevelt was well born and well pedigreed. But… But when his seventy-something father died, FDR was still in college. His son was provided with a substantial yearly income, but Sara Delano Roosevelt was given the principal under her … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR and Warm Springs GA, FDR contracts polio, FDR's Uncle Theodore Roosevelt, FDR's Warm Springs GA, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, Marguerite LeHand, Missy LeHand, Presidential history, Presidential secretary Marguerite LeHand, US history, White House history
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Lincoln and Johnson vs. The Georges of 1864
It wasn’t a shoo-in by any means. The USA in 1864 The Civil War had begun its fourth year. Casualties were huge,with seemingly no end in sight. Nobody was happy. Nobody was winning. But it was not an election year … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Johnson, Copperheads, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, George McClellan, George Pendelton, history, Presidential history, Rep. George Pendleton, The election of 1864, US history, VP Hannibal Hamlin, War Democrats, White House history
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Florence Harding: The Poison Rumor
Spoiler alert! She didn’t do him in! The Death of Harding When President Warren G. Harding died unexpectedly in August, 1923, the country was sincerely shocked and saddened. The people liked and thought well of him. The fact that he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "The Strange Death of President Harding", American history, Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady FLorence Harding "Duchess" Harding, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Gaston B. Means, Harry M. Daugherty, history, Nan Britton, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, The President's Daughter, The Teapot Dome scandal, US history, Warren G. Harding
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The Three Forgotten FIRST LADIES
Following Dolley Madison, there was a big gap in the role of the First Lady Elizabeth Monroe was a reclusive woman by nature, and her grown daughter was a snobbish substitute. Louisa Adams was in chronic poor health; her husband … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, James Monroe, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, Abigail Powers Fillmore, American history, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Appleton Pierce, Jane Pierce, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Louisa Adams, MArgaret Smith Taylor, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Presidential history, Sarah Polk, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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