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Category Archives: A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog
Grant and Lincoln at City Point
In 1864-5, City Point, VA briefly became the tenth largest city in the United States. Grant in the East On February 29, 1864, President Lincoln promoted General Ulysses S. Grant as General of the Army – outranking everyone. Since Grant … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, City Point VA, Civil War, Civil War history, Eppes house in City Point VA, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Meade, General Horace Porter, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Lincoln visits Petersburg VA, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Quartermaster General Rufus Ingalls, The siege of Petersburg, US Civil War, US history
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Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Jr. and the Museum of Natural History
This was actually a “family” undertaking. The Father On April 8, 1869, a formal meeting was held in the front parlor of the Roosevelt home, at 28 East 20th Street in New York City, to draft the charter that established … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, The American Museum of Natural History, The early life of Theodore Roosevelt, The New York Museum of Natural History, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt conservationist, Theodore Roosevelt Senior, Theodore Roosevelt the naturalist, TR's natural science collection, US history
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Poor Ex-FLOTUS Julia Tyler
Literally. Rich FLOTUS Julia Gardiner Tyler Julia Gardiner (1820-1889) was a wealthy New Yorker. Her father, David Lyon Gardiner owned considerable property in Long Island. Her mother, Juliana MacLachlan was the only child of an even wealthier brewer. Julia and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Tyler, history, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia Tyler, Juliana Gardiner home in Staten Island, President John Tyler, Presidential history, Sherwood Forest plantation, US history, White House history
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Herbert Hoover The Dam Story
The Colorado River is a mighty one, taking eons to carve out the Grand Canyon. HH: The Great Engineer Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) was a true Horatio Alger story. Born to a poor farmer-blacksmith in rural Iowa, he was totally orphaned … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Boulder Dam, early career of Herbert Hoover, Feather Schwartz Foster, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoovervilles, Journalist Charles Michelson, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, The "Great Engineer", The Hoover Dam, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln: The Lizzie Friends
“Elizabeths” were imporant in Mary Lincoln’s life – and that doesn’t even include her mother Eliza and stepmother Betsey! Friends in General It has been said that some friends are for a season, a reason, or a lifetime. Hmmm. But … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Keckley, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Elizabeth Todd Grimsley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's confidante Elizabeth Keckley, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Todd cousin Elizbeth Grimsley, Mary Todd in Springfield, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Elizabeth Keckley, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge: Losing Grace
But… Most modern historians conclude that Coolidge was one of the most “sexist” Presidents we ever had. Born in 1872 in rural Vermont, Calvin Coolidge was deeply imbued with the Calvinist religious philosophy (hard work, and saving and knowing one’s … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Col. Edmund Starling, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, Secret Service Agent James Haley, Secret Serviceman Edmund Starling, The death of Calvin Coolidge Jr., The marriage of Calvin and Grace Coolidge, US history, White House history
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Eisenhower 1956: The Second Term Decision
At the end of his first term, Ike was 66,, and one of our oldest Presidents to that time. The Life of Duty, Honor, Country… Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969), one of six strapping corn-fed farm boys, was accustomed to hard work … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged American history, Candidate Eisenhower in 1952, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Ike, Health history of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Health history of woodrow Wilson, history, Ike Eisenhower, Ike's medican history, Ike's reluctance to run for office, Ike's reluctance to run for reelection in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Eisenhower's heart attack, President Ike Eisenhower, Presidential history, US history, Vice President Richard Nixon, VP Richard M. Nixon, White House history, WWII history
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Ulysses S. Grant: The Homecoming
Ulysses S. Grant was never happier than with his beloved wife and children. USG & Julia: The Long Courtship For Second Lt. Ulysses S. Grant, it was truly love at first sight when he met Julia Dent. Her brother Fred … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Grant resigns from the Army, Grant wires his father for money, Grant's assignment in the Oregon Territory, Grant's children, Grant's drinking problems, Grant's homesickness, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, The Grant Engagement, Ulysses S. Grant, US Grant's early assignments, US history
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FDR Changes His Will
Franklin D. Roosevelt was well born and well pedigreed. But… But when his seventy-something father died, FDR was still in college. His son was provided with a substantial yearly income, but Sara Delano Roosevelt was given the principal under her … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR and Warm Springs GA, FDR contracts polio, FDR's Uncle Theodore Roosevelt, FDR's Warm Springs GA, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, Marguerite LeHand, Missy LeHand, Presidential history, Presidential secretary Marguerite LeHand, US history, White House history
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Lincoln and Johnson vs. The Georges of 1864
It wasn’t a shoo-in by any means. The USA in 1864 The Civil War had begun its fourth year. Casualties were huge,with seemingly no end in sight. Nobody was happy. Nobody was winning. But it was not an election year … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Johnson, Copperheads, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, George McClellan, George Pendelton, history, Presidential history, Rep. George Pendleton, The election of 1864, US history, VP Hannibal Hamlin, War Democrats, White House history
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