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Author Archives: Feather Foster
Millard Fillmore: The Insecure Politician
Millard Fillmore, 14th President, had little illusion about his own capabilities. The Struggling Farm Boy Millard Fillmore (1800-74) was the son of a minister-farmer, living not far from Buffalo, NY. Ministers are seldom rich, and farming is iffy at … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Congressman Millard Fillmore, Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, Millard Fillmore, President James K. Polk, President Millard Fillmore, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Compromise of 1850, The Whig Party, Thurlow Weed, US history, Vice President Millard Fillmore, White House history, William Seward
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Abigail Smith: Becoming Mrs. Adams
Abigail: Third Generation Abigail Smith Adams, born in 1744, was already the third generation born in Massachusetts Bay. If her forebears didn’t come on the Mayflower, they surely followed along on some later “midsummer flower.” They were all Englishmen (and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams parents, Abigail and John Adams, Abigail Smith, Abigail Smith Adams, American history, Courtship of John and Abigail Adams, education of Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Quincy Smith, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Adams, First Lady History, history, John Adams, President John Adams, Presidential history, Rev. William Smith, siblings of Abigail Adams, US history
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George Washington and Lafayette: The Gifts
The orphaned boy and a childless father. The Orphaned Boy Gilbert de Motier, with a long string of additional names, but primarily the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), was orphaned as a toddler, and inherited a huge estate in Auvergne, France. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Battle of Brandywine, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Washington, Georges Washington Lafayette, history, Lafayette, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The Battle of Yorktown, the key to the Bastille, The Marquis de Lafayette, US history
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Calvin Coolidge: The Three Oaths
Succession Wars Throughout history, and perhaps even to include Biblical times, if leadership does not pass to a successor freely and with general support, there is chaos. Perhaps civil wars. Some last a long time. Back then, wars were not … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, Calvin Coolidge, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, Coolidge takes the Oath of Office, Democrat nominee John W. Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, former President William Howard Taft, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, history, John Coolidge, John W. Davis, Julius Caesar, Justice Adolph A. Hoehling, Louis IV, President Calvin Coolidge, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Supreme Court Justice Taft, Supreme Court Justice William Howard Taft, The death of Warren Harding, The Vice Presidency, US history, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, White House history, William H. Taft, William Howard Taft
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Andrew Johnson and Jefferson Davis: The Feud
Two Southern legislators, poles apart, bitter enemies. Andrew Johnson: Mechanic Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was arguably the poorest of our Presidents, measured in family position (low) and wealth (even lower). His father, a porter for a small tavern-hotel in Raleigh NC, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson's childhood, Congressman Andrew Johnson, Congressman Jefferson Davis, CSA President Jefferson Davis, early life of Andrew Johnson, early life of Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jeffrerson Davis, President Andrew Johnson, President Franklin Pierce, Presidential history, Senator Andrew Johnson, Senator Jefferson Davis, Tennessee Senator Andrew Johnson, The War with Mexico, US history, Varina Davis
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Zachary Taylor: For Want of a Stamp
Zachary Taylor was arguably the most reluctant of our Presidents. ZT: A Brief Run-Up Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was born in Virginia, but grew up near Louisville, when Kentucky was still part of Virginia. His family was relatively prosperous, but young … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, James Knox Polk, Lewis Cass, post offices in the 1840s, President James K. Polk, President Polk, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, the American Whig Party, The election of 1848, the Mexican War, The mexican-American War, The Whig Party, The Whig Party in the 1840s, US history, Whig Party, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Martha Washington, Lucy Knox and Kitty Greene: Revolutionary Pals
In late fall, 1775, Martha Washington joined her husband in Cambridge, MA. The Continental Army General It was never a secret that the bonds of affection between the American Colonies and Great Britain, the mother country, had been fraying for … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Catharine Littlefield Greene, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General George Washington, General Henry Knox, General Nathaniel Greene, George Washington, history, Kitty Greene, Lucy Flucker Knox, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, Revolutionary War, US history
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FDR: Meeting on the High Seas
Every public person wishes to escape “privately” from time to time. Caveat: This does not mean to “hide” anything salacious, criminal or embarrassing. It may only mean to have the personal freedom to enjoy a good book, or a quiet … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Britishg Prime Minister Winston Churchill, FDR, FDR's mother Sara Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Isolationist America in the 1940s, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Presidential history, The Atlantic Charter, US history, White House history, Winston Churchill
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The Madisons: His Hat and Her Cushion
The War of 1812 was seminal for James and Dolley Madison. The Unlikely Commander-in-Chief James Madison (1751-1836) was one of the most unwarlike men to serve as President of the United States, and thus Commander-in-Chief of the military. Following in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged Admiral George Cockburn, American history, Burning of Washington, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, George Washington, history, James Madison, Napoleon Bonaparte, President James Madison, Presidential history, US history, War of 1812, White House history
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Julia Tyler and the Princeton Tragedy
The freakish tragedy on the USS Princeton in 1844 claimed dozens of deaths and injuries. The Pride of the Navy It had become a fact of government: a strong, well trained and well equipped fleet is essential to maintaining peace … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Captain Robert F. stockton, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Letitia Tyler, history, John Ericsson, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Letitia Christian Tyler, Miss Julia Gardiner, naval inventor John Ericcson, Navy Captail Robert Field Stockton, NY State Senator David Gardiner, President John Tyler, Presidential history, Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy Thomas GIlmer, The USS Princeton, The USS Princeton Explosion, US history, USS Princeton Disaster, White House history
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