Author Archives: Feather Schwartz Foster

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About Feather Schwartz Foster

Feather Schwartz Foster is an author-historian who has made more than 500 appearances discussing presidential history. She teaches adult education at the Christopher Wren Association (affiliated with William and; Mary College), and adult Education programs at Christopher Newport University. She has been a guest on the C-SPAN "First Ladies" program. She has written five books.

Grover Cleveland: White House Bridegroom

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Can you believe it?  Grouchy Grover Cleveland was a newlywed!   But it is true.  At age 49, long time bachelor President Grover Cleveland was married in the White House. The Best Kept White House Secret When he was elected … Continue reading →

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PURSUIT: A Book Review

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Chasing, Capturing and Releasing Confederate President Jefferson Davis is one exciting story! Author Clint Johnson, North Carolinian journalist and re-enactor, does not care for Jeff Davis.  He is entitled.  Biographers and historians should have a point of view, and he … Continue reading →

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Monticello and Sagamore Hill: Connected in Essence

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Presidential homes usually provide the essence of the men who lived there, but none better than Monticello and Sagamore Hill. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Thomas Jefferson was a Renaissance man of the Enlightenment. He somehow managed to compress half a dozen … Continue reading →

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Jackie O: On the Couch: A Book Review

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Inside the Mind and Life of Jackie Kennedy Onassis by Alma H. Bond, PhD The Fascination with Jackie O There have been dozens of books about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The fascination with her has not ceased even though it has … Continue reading →

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George Washington, The Marble Man

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The public image of the Father of our Country is one of regard, and some believe, awe.  Cool, reserved, aloof, distant – Houdon’s marble man stands in the Rotunda of Virginia’s State House. George Washington: A Cultivated Persona George Washington (1732-99) … Continue reading →

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Lincoln vs. Davis: A Paper Debate

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

For 150 years, historians have evaluated the presidential performance of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.  Historians usually side with the winners, and Lincoln wins in a walk. The Lincoln-Davis’ Experience Qualifications By resume, Jefferson Davis had the huge advantage. Born … Continue reading →

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Charles Julius Guiteau: Garfield’s Assassin

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The old history books claim that the assassin of President James A. Garfield was a disgruntled office seeker – but was that really the case? President James Garfield was assassinated in July, 1881, but the trial of Charles Julius Guiteau … Continue reading →

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Lou Henry Hoover: The Adventuresome Activist

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Mrs. Herbert Hoover is arguably the least known among 20th century First Ladies – yet she was an amazing woman in her own right. Lou Henry Hoover: The Early Days Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944) was way ahead of her time.  … Continue reading →

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The Family Life of Ulysses S. Grant

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Ulysses S. Grant was unquestionably a great general.  He was also a great family man. Ulysses Grant: The Poor Family Beginnings Financially, Ulysses S. Grant was not born to poverty.   It was the family dynamics that were decidedly peculiar. His … Continue reading →

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The Senior Theodore Roosevelt

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt, the icon of Mt. Rushmore, was a Junior? Theodore Roosevelt (1831-76) was descended from a long line of Dutch New Yorkers who settled along the Hudson not long after the Pilgrims planted roots in … Continue reading →

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