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The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant
Unknown until the 1970s, Julia Grant wrote her memoirs. The Iconic General Grant By the time Julia Dent Grant decided to put pen to paper, she was an old lady – at least by 1890 standards. She was in her … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Dent Grant, First Lady Julia Grant, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant's autobiography, Mark Twain and General Grant, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Ulysses Grant's Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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President Theodore Roosevelt and “The Sargent”
It is a long standing tradition for Presidents to have an official portrait painted. Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was a prism of a man, many sided depending on his mood or current interests. He had arguably dozens … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, John Singer Sargent, Portrait artist John Singer Sargent, President Theodore Roosevelt, President TR, Presidential history, The many-faceted Theodore Roosevelt, the successful John Singer Sargent, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, White House history
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Andrew Jackson’s Magnificent Truxton
Andrew Jackson loved horses since early boyhood AJ: Rider and Racer The story of 12-year-old Andrew Jackson serving as messenger in the Continental Army and later captured and imprisoned is true, told in every history book. Besides his daring and … Continue reading
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Tagged "Old Hickory", American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson in Tennessee, Andrew Jackson purchases Truxton, Andrew Jackson's horses, Andrew Jackson's racehorse Greyhound, Andrew Jackson's racehorse Truxton, Clover Bottom Racetrack, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Horseracing in early Tennessee, John Verrell's horse Truxton, Nashville TN history, President Andrew Hackson, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Blaine, Burchard and Belshazzar: 1884
James G. Blaine was one of the more charismatic Republicans of the 19th Century. Blaine: A Brief Bio James Gillespie Blaine (1830-93) was Pennsylvania born and raised, but once married, moved to Maine. A sometime journalist, he purchased a newspaper … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Plumed Knight", American history, Belshazzar's Feast, Chester Alan Arthur, Credit Mobilier scandal, Democrat Grover Cleveland, Feather Schwartz Foster, Grover Cleveland, history, James G. Blaine, James Garfield, NY Governor Grover Cleveland, Presidential campaign history, Republican Candidate Blaine, Rev. Samuel Burchard, rum romanism and rebellion, Samuel Burchard, Senator James Gillespie Blaine, Speaker of the House James G. Blaine, the Gilded Age, The Presidential campaign of 1884, US history
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Mrs. Hoover Builds Her Dream House
Lou Henry Hoover was a talented and interesting woman. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover: The First Twenty Years Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) and Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944) were an unusual couple, and well suited to each other. Both were born in Iowa, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover and World War I, history, Hoover and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover and the Girl Scouts, Lou Hoover's house in Palo Alto, President Hoover and Prohibition, Presidential history, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, Stanford University, The Food Administration, The Hoover house in Palo Alto, the Hoover House willed to Stanford University, the travels of Herbert Hoover, US history, White House history
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Lincoln Cousin: Dennis Hanks
It was a complicated and sometimes confusing kinship. Dennis Hanks: A Flotsam-Jetsam Childhood Dennis Friend Hanks (1799-1892) was the illegitimate son of Nancy Hanks – an aunt of another Nancy Hanks, Lincoln’s mother. Born in Hardin County, KY, a decade … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Johnston Hanks, Civil War history, Dennis Friend Hanks, Dennis Hanks, Dennis Hanks visits White House, Dennis Hanks' pocket watch, Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Lincoln cousin Dennis Hanks, Lincoln father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln stepsister Betsey Johnston, Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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FDR and the Lend-Lease Metaphor
It’s an old story told thousands of times, but still rings true. FDR: The President on Two Fronts In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the Democratic nomination for an unprecedented third term in office. Despite being crippled by … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, FDR and Lend-Lease, FDR's "firehose" speech, FDR's friendship with Churchill, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, King George VI, Lend-Lease, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential history, Roosevelt's Fireside Chats, the beginning of World War II, The Great Depression, the Lend-Lease program, The onset of WWII, The outlook of Franklin D. Roosevelt, US history, White House history, Winston Churchill
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James Monroe: The Hats Story
James Monroe came to office with more executive, legislative and diplomatic experience than any previous POTUS. JM: The Fellow In A Tricorn James Monroe (1758-1831) was the last of the Virginia Triumvirate: three-in-a-row two-term Presidents serving between 1800-1824. Born in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Ambassador to France James Monroe, American history, Brigadier General John Armstrong, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, James Madison, James Monroe, PResident George Washington, President James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Monroe, Secretary of War James Monroe, The Articles of Confederation, Thomas Jefferson, US Diplomat James Monroe, US history, VA Governor James Monroe, VA Governor Thomas Jefferson, Virginia legislator James Monroe, Virginia Senator James Monroe
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John Quincy Adams: The Homecoming
John Quincy Adams spent the most part of his youth in Europe. The Continental Education When John Adams sailed to Europe in 1778 as a diplomatic envoy from the new United States, he brought his 10-year-old son John Quincy with … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Charles Adams, Elbridge Gerry, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Clinton, Henry Knox, history, James Monroe, John Adams, John Jay, John Quincy Adams, John Quincy Adams in Europe, Marquis de Lafayette, NY Governor George Clinton, Rufus King, Thomas Adams, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Young John Quincy Adams
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