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Author Archives: Feather Foster
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Spanish Flu Casualty
One of the serious casualties of the great Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-9, was the marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt In Europe In mid-1918, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, was sent to Europe to … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Asst. Sec. of the Navy F.D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR, FDR advisor Louis Howe, FDR's mother Sara Delano, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Louis Howe, Lucy Mercer, Presidential history, Sara Delano Roosevelt, The marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918, US history
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Sarah Polk: Gas Lighting
Sarah Childress Polk was FLOTUS in the mid-1840s – a time of major technical and industrial advances. Technology, Circa 1840s When James and Sarah Polk were in the White House (1845-49), the country had grown enormously. Between 1830 and 1840, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, early Washington DC history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Sarah Polk, history, James K. Polk, James Knox Polk, President James Knox Polk, Presidential history, Sarah Polk, The Monroe candelabra, US history, White House history
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William McKinley: A Little Help From His Friends
In 1893, the USA suffered a huge “panic,” or economic recession – larger than it had ever experienced before. William McKinley: The Panic of 1893 In 1893, the usual collision of factors that create recessions occurred – with the usual … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Friends of William McKinley, Governor Williamm McKinley, h.h. Kohlsaat, history, Ida McKinley, Ida Saxton McKinley, Marcus A. Hanna, McKinley defends striking miners, McKinley friend H.H. Kohlsaat, McKinley friend Marc Hanna, McKinley friend Myron Herrick, McKinley friend Robert L. Walker, Myron Herrick, Presidential history, The Panic of 1893, US history, William McKinley, William McKinley cosigns loan, William McKinley's financial problem
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Woodrow Wilson and the Spanish Flu
Woodrow Wilson had delicate health from childhood. Woodrow’s Delicate Health If health problems were a major campaign issue a hundred or more years ago, it is unlikely that Woodrow Wilson would have been considered for high office. Severe headaches, stomach … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, The Spanish Flu, The Spanish Influenza, US history, White House history, White House physician Cary Grayson, Wilson's flu coverup, Wilson's history of strokes, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson and World War I, Woodrow Wilson goes to Paris Peace talks, Woodrow Wilson's health, Woodrow Wilson's health history, Woodrow Wilson's illness in Paris
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Lincoln’s White House: A Book Review
If one had to describe Lincoln’s White House: The People’s House in Wartime, one could easily call it a string of pearls encased in a Tiffany box. It is more than just a mere delight. It is a treasure that … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Presidential Sites, Recommended Reading
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Book Review, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, James B. Conroy, John G. Nicolay, John Hay, Lincoln's Secretaries, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, The Civil War, The White House, US history, White House history, William O Stoddard
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Lucretia Garfield: The Rough Road to a Happy Marriage
When the Garfields became First Couple in 1880, they had a solid and happy marriage, but… …A Long Time A-Comin’ When James Garfield and Lucretia Rudolph married in 1858, they were both twenty-seven – and had been engaged for five … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lucretia Garfield, history, James Garfield, Kate Chase, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Lucretia Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, President James A. Garfield, President James Garfield, Presidential history, The education of James Garfield, The family of James Garfield, US history, White House history
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FDR and Crown Princess Martha of Norway
A month before the famous visit between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and King George VI of Great Britain, the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway visited the US. The Young Norwegians In 1939, Norwegian Crown Prince Olav V and his charming … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Crown Prince Olav V of Norway, Crown Princess Martha of Norway, FDR, FDR advisor Harry Hopkins, FDR's "Look to Norway" speech, FDR's dog Fala, FDR's friendship with Crown Princess Martha of Norway, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, King Haakon VII of Norway, Norweigian Crown Prince Olav V, Norweigian Crown Princess Martha, Norweigian history, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential history, US history, White Hosue history
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TR and the Bull Moose Assassin
TR: Ex-POTUS When Theodore Roosevelt retired after seven-and-a-half years of the presidency, he was only fifty. Too young. Too vigorous. Too antsy. In a phrase, Too Theodore. He had hand-picked his successor and good friend, William Howard Taft, to carry … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, former President Theodore Roosevelt, history, John Flamming schrank, John Schrank, P:resident William Howard Taft, Presidential elections, Presidential history, the Bull Moose Party, The election of 1912, The Progressive Party, Theodore Roosevelt, TR, TR assassination attempt, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft
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Abigail Adams: On Virtue, Duty and Manners
Abigail Smith Adams was a Puritan born and raised. Abigail Adams: Intellectual Puritan Abigail Smith (1744-1818) was born to William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy of Weymouth, MA, a family peppered with Congregational clergy. Her father was a minister of solid … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, John Quincy Adams
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams nephew William Shaw, Abigail and John Adams, Abigail Smith Adams, American history, Charles Adams, Colonial history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Historian Paul Nagel, history, John Adams, John Adams' sons, John Quincy Adams, The upbringing of Abigail Adams, Thomas Boylston Adams, US history
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