Category Archives: A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog

A blog about US Presidents, First Ladies and assorted other nifty folks!

The Sagamore Hill-Hyde Park Connection: Part II

Mano a Mano Theodore Roosevelt’s father (Theodore Sr.) had been a nominal Whig, but once the Republican Party had formed and had promised to be viable, he became a Republican and strong admirer of Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln and the … Continue reading

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Robert Todd Lincoln: The Legacy

Robert Todd Lincoln was just 21 when his father was assassinated. The Responsibility of Robert Only hours before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the President spent a little time with his oldest son, on leave from the Army following Lee’s surrender at … Continue reading

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Woodrow Wilson 1919: Savior of Europe

When the Great War ended in 1918, US President Wilson was a hero to the Allies. WW: Writer of Rules and Righter of Wrongs Many historians over the past century have alluded to Woodrow Wilson’s messianic streak. He was a … Continue reading

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Andrew Johnson: Owning His Cemetery

Andrew and Eliza Johnson AJ: The Turbulent Soul Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) always ranks in the bottom of the POTUS class. It was not always so much what he did or did not do, but more what he “was” as a … Continue reading

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Herbert and Lou Hoover: Flexible Planning

Most people’s weddings are a big deal. Bert and Lou: The Non-Courtship Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) and Lou Henry (1874-1941) met at Stanford University shortly after its doors were open. They were both studying geology, he for an engineering career, and … Continue reading

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The Sagamore Hill-Hyde Park Relations: Part 1

Family Ties. The Common Bond Claes Maartenszen van Rosenvelt came to New Amsterdam around 1640, about the time Peter Stuyvesant was its governor. He was not a wealthy man. He did not come for religious freedom. He did not come … Continue reading

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President Ike and the Interstate Highway System

POTUS Ike: The Early Advocate Dwight D. Eisenhower was a Lt. Colonel in the US Army in 1917, when US participation in The Great War began. He was deeply disappointed that he was not assigned to active military service abroad; … Continue reading

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Ellen Herndon: Mrs. Chester Alan Arthur

Chester Alan Arthur was a recent widower when he was elected VP in 1880. The Private Arthurs No one was more surprised than Chester Alan Arthur when he was nominated for (and elected) Vice President in 1880. Had she lived, … Continue reading

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Lincoln, Brady and the Cooper Union Photograph

Lincoln of Illinois In February 1860, Abraham Lincoln, a country lawyer from Illinois was little known outside of his home state. He was fifty-one years old and a former Whig. Despite having served in the state legislature while he was … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson: Smuggler

The Agronomist Long before Monticello as we know it was built and rebuilt by “Thomas Jefferson, Architect,” his love of the land on his little mountain was deep and lifelong. TJ was more than just a Virginia planter. Most of … Continue reading

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