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Author Archives: Feather Schwartz Foster
Hillary Rodham Clinton: On the Couch
A book review. Dr. Alma Bond has done it again, penning another psychological (sort of) look at a prominent woman. This time, it is Hillary Clinton, a living person, and as such, treated with kid gloves. The Device Dr. Bond … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Recommended Reading
Tagged American history, Author Alma Bond, Dr. Alma Bond, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton: On the Couch, Hillary Rodham Clinton, history, Jackie O: On the Couch, Lady Macbeth on the Couch, Marilyn Monroe on the Couch, US history, White House history
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Kate Sprague and Roscoe Conkling: Beauty and the Boss
Some of the juiciest gossip post-Civil War centered around NY Senator Roscoe Conkling and Kate Chase Sprague. Both were married, and the liaison was the stuff of scandal! The Beauty Kate Chase Sprague (1840-1899) was one of the best known … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People
Tagged America history, Chase son-in-law Sprague, Feather Schwartz Foster, Gov. Salmon P. Chase, history, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Mary Lincoln, R.I. Gov. William Sprague, Roscoe Conkling, Salmon P. Chase, Sec. of the Treasury Chase, Senator Roscoe Conkling, Senator William Sprague, US history, William Sprague
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Mrs. Hoover’s Bad Habit: The “Surprise Supreme”
Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover started their marriage in China – with six servants. They didn’t need them, but it was customary – in China. The Mining Engineer Both Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry were graduates of Stanford University, and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Belgiam Relief in World War I, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Girl Scouts, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover during WWI, history, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover and the Girl Scouts, President Herbert Hoover, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Food Administration, The White House Surprise Supreme, US history, White House history, White House housekeeper Ava Long, World War I Belgian Relief, World War I Food Administration, WWI Belgian Relief, WWI Food Administration
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Mrs. Madison: The Most Popular First Lady Ever
Other First Ladies have been better looking, more intellectual or talented. But no one has ever been more popular. Everybody Knew Dolley Dolley Madison (1768-1849) was arguably the best known woman in the United States during the first half of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Congressman James Madison, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison the political hostess, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, George Washington, history, James Madison, Lady Washington's levees, Mrs. Madison, President James Madison, Presidential histor, The Great Little Madison, the Widow Todd, Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House history
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The Stewardship of the Second Mrs. Wilson
“Steward” was the word that Edith Bolling Wilson used to describe herself during the last 18-months of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, when he suffered a crippling stroke. Edith Bolling Wilson: A Conspiracy Theory? Modern historians, freed by the distance of a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged "the first woman president", American First Ladies, American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Bolling Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Wilson, First World War, history, Joseph Tumulty, League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Thomas R. Marshall, US history, Vice President Thomas Marshall, White House history, Wilson physician Cary Grayson, Wilson secretary Joseph Tumulty, Wilson VP Marshall, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's stroke, World War I
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Lincoln and the Jews: A Book Review
The Book. Lincoln and the Jews, by Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin Shapell, is an important book on many levels. First, it is a beautiful book, and very very classy. The illustrations, while not rivaling Michelangelo, are copies of historical … Continue reading
McKinley and Bryan: The First Battle of the Bills,1896
William McKinley, long time Congressman and former Ohio Governor, was the odds-on favorite Republican candidate for president in 1896. McKinley: Bill the First William McKinley (1843-1901) was a sweetheart of a fellow. An Ohioan of a poor, hardworking family, he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William McKinley
Tagged "Battle of the Bills", "Cross of Gold" speech, "Free SIlver" movement, American history, Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech, election of 1896, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Rutherford B. Hayes, history, Marcus A. Hanna, Mark Hanna, Political campaigns, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Silver Tongued Orator of the Platte, US history, White House history, William Jennings Bryan
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Ulysses S. Grant: The Locket Story
When Ulysses S. Grant met Julia Dent, it was love at first sight. Grant Meets Dent Young Lt. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), recently graduated from West Point, was a frequent guest at the Dent home for several weeks before … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Civil War history, Col. Fred Dent, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferdinand Ward, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant business partner Ferdinand Ward, history, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant's childhood home, Mount McGregor, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, Mt. McGregor, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the courtship of Ulysses and Julia Grant, the death of General Grant, The Hero of Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White Haven, White House history
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Mary Lincoln’s Rivals
Thirty year old Harriet Lane enjoyed a hugely popular tenure as de facto First Lady in the late 1850s. Her social leadership was as successful as her Uncle James Buchanan’s political administration was a flop. When First Lady-to-be Mary Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Grant, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, General Grant, Harriet Lane, history, James Buchanan's niece, Julia Grant, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. General Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Salmon P. Chase, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Ike and Mamie’s First House
Mamie Doud was only nineteen when she married Second Lt. Dwight D. Eisenhower, recently graduated from West Point. The Eisenhower Bride and Groom While Mama and Papa Doud adored Ike, and would consider him their “son” for the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged "Crusade in Europe", American history, Dwight D. Eisenhowere, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, FIrst Lady Mamie Eisenhower, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, General Ike, history, Ike as NATO chief, Ike Eisenhower, Ike's Gettysburg farm, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower, Mrs. General Eisenhower, Mrs. Ike, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Presidential history, The Eisenhower farm at Gettysburg, the family life of Ike and Mamie, US history, White House history
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