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Author Archives: Feather Schwartz Foster
TR’s Sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Anna Roosevelt Cowles (1855-1931) was closer to Theodore Roosevelt than anyone. And he respected her more than anyone. Anna Roosevelt: A First-Born Syndrome Anna Roosevelt, nicknamed “Bamie” was the eldest of four remarkable Roosevelt children born to Theodore (Sr.) … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Alice Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Allenwood School, American history, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Auntie Bye, Bamie Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Mlle. Souvestre, Presidential history, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's family, Theodore Roosevelt's siblings, Theodore Roosevelt's sister Anna, Washington hostess
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Bess Truman: The Family Secret
Few First Ladies hated the position more than Bess Truman. Bess Truman becomes First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s example was daunting enough for anyone, but for Bess Wallace Truman, all she wanted was to go in a completely different direction: Back … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's father David Wallace, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Bess Truman, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, Madge Wallace, Mrs. Harry Truman, Presidential wives, The White House, US history, White House history
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Edith Wilson, The Merry Widow Galt
At forty-two years old, Edith Bolling Galt embarked on a surprising role on the national scene. Miss Bolling The Bollings are an old old Virginia family, dating back to Pocahontas. Edith, the seventh of nine children, was born in 1872, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged Altrude Gordon, American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith BOlling, Edith Bolling Galt, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, Helen B ones, history, Norman Galt, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Presidential romance, Presidential wives, The Second Mrs. Wilson, Woodrow and Edith Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson and his second wife
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Mary Lincoln’s Last Love: Lewis Baker
The widow of Abraham Lincoln was a pathetically lonely woman, with no one to love and no one to love her. Mary Lincoln: The Lonely First Lady Despite a large family of siblings-and-halves, by her own admission, Mary Todd Lincoln’s … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Bellevue House, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, Lewis Baker, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln great-nephew, Mary Lincoln in sanitarium, Mary Lincoln's last days, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ninian Edwards, Presidential wives, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, The Widow Lincoln
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The Remarkable Friendship Between Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover
In April, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt had died suddenly, and Vice President-now-President Harry S Truman, by his own admission, felt like the moon, stars and all the planets had fallen on him. Harry Truman Makes A Friend Only days after … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover the Humanitarian, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential pensions, The Hoover Dam, US history, White House history
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George Washington: An All-American Uncle
The Father of our Country, George Washington was step-father to Martha’s children and always a concerned and affectionate uncle to his numerous nephews and nieces. The Washington-Dandridge Connections George Washington was the oldest of five children born to Augustine Washington … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Augustine Washington, Betty Lewis, Bushrod Washington, Charles Washington, George Augustine Washington, George Steptoe Washington, George Washington, George Washington nephews, George Washington relations, George Washington siblings, history, Jack Custis, John Washington, Lasrence Washington, Lawrence Lewis, Lawrence Washington, Lund Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis, MArtha Washington, Mary Ball Washington, Mount Vernon, Nellie Custis, Patsy Custis, Robert Lewis, Samuel Washington, Washington nephews, Washington relations, Washington siblings
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Seasons Greetings from the Eisenhowers
No United States President took more personal interest in the annual White House Christmas cards than the Great General Ike himself. Dwight Eisenhower: The President-Artist Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) was a man of many hobbies – poker, bridge, fishing, golf – … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged "Mamie" bangs, American history, Christmas at the White House, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eisenhower Christmas cards, Eisenhower Christmas gifts, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General Ike, history, Ike Eisenhower, Ike's paintings, Joyce C. Hall, Mamie Eisenhower, President Eisenhower, Presidential history, White House Christmas Cards, White House history
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The Hidden White House: A Book Review
There is an old saying that if somebody asks for the time, you don’t need to tell them how to make a watch. And so it is with The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman, Recommended Reading
Tagged "The Hidden White House", American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Robert Klara, The Executive Mansion, The White House, White House history
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The Tragedy of Tad Lincoln
When you think about it, Tad Lincoln’s short life was truly a tragic one. Tad Lincoln: The Early Years Thomas Lincoln, nicknamed Tad from the start, was the fourth and last child born to Abraham and Mary Lincoln. It did … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Lincoln's son Tad, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln in Europe, Mary Lincoln's son Tad, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, Tad Lincoln in Europe, Tad Lincoln puberty, Tad Lincoln's adolescence, Tad Lincoln's education, Tad Lincoln's speech defect, the Lincoln Children, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, White House children, White House history
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Varina Davis: Queen of the South
In 1861, Mrs. Jefferson Davis was hailed as the First Lady of the Confederacy. Today she is virtually unknown. Varina Howell Davis: The Early Years Even though Varina (pronounced Va-REE-na) Howell (1826-1906) was born and raised in Natchez, Mississippi, her … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Belvoir in Biloxi MS, Civil War history, Confederacy, Confederate First Lady, Confederate First Lady Varina Davis, Confederate history, Confederate States, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady of the Confederacy, First Lady of the South, Fortress Monroe, history, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Pulitzer, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, President Franklin Pierce, U.S. Civil War, Varina Davis, Varina Davis son Joe Davis, Varina Howell Davis, White House of the Confederacy
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