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Lincoln: Lessons of the First Campaign
Abe Lincoln of New Salem When Abraham Lincoln was 21, he left the family fold to set out on his own. He jobbed-on with a riverboat to New Orleans, and was exposed to multiple sights and sounds and experiences he … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, John Todd Stuart, Lincoln in the IL State Legislature, Lincoln's first political experience, Lincoln's mentor John Todd Stuart, New Salem IL, Presidential history, the Black Hawk War, US history, young Abraham Lincoln
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The Scandals of President Grant
Fallout from association could be traced to Adam’s and Eve’s friendship with a snake. The Honest Ulysses Hiram Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) was a mild mannered fellow, soft spoken, honest, and perhaps a bit naive in some regard. He had a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abel S. Corbin, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Credit Mobilier scandal, Feather Schwartz Foster, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant brother-in-law Abel S. Corbin, Grant secretary Orville Babcock, history, Interior Secretary Columbus Delano, James Fisk, Jay Gould, Navy Secretary George Robeson, Orville Babcock, President Ulysses Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The Whiskey Ring, Treasury Secretary William Richardson, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, VP Henry Wilson, VP Schuyler Colfax, War Secretary Robert Belknap, White House history
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Chester Alan Arthur’s Deadly Secret
The Private Chester Alan Arthur Most of our Presidents were unquestionably ambitious for the office. Some more than others. But Chester Alan Arthur (1829-86), Vermont-born and upstate New York raised, was never interested in elected office. His ambitions lay in … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Assassination of Garfield, Bright's Disease, Charles Julius Guiteau, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur NY Quartermaster, Collector of the Port of New York, Elizabeth Jenning Graham NY Governor Edwin D. Morgan, Ellen Herndon, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, NY senator Roscoe Conkling, President Chester A. Arthur, President James Garfield, Presidential history, Senator Roscoe Conkling, the assassination of Garfield, US history, Vice President Chester Alan Arthur, White House history
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FDR’s Thanksgiving Muddle
Thanksgiving has been a beloved national holiday since Abraham Lincoln’s time. Even Earlier… Of course, American Thanksgiving days have been celebrated in various forms since the earliest colonists first arrived. The Pilgrims have co-opted it of course, but there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Moving the Thanksgiving date, President Franklikn D. Roosevelt, Presidential history, Santa Claus illustration, Thanksgiving celebrations, The confusion of moving the Thanksgiving date, The Great Depression, The start of WWII, Thomas Nast illustratioin, Thomas Nast's Santa, US history, White House history
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Archie Roosevelt’s Christmas Surprise
Christmas a la Roosevelt Few White House families were as robust and open for fun as Theodore Roosevelt, his wife, six children and a slew of pets. Nevertheless, very few stories, articles or even anecdotes are about how the TR’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Archie Bullock Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt, Christmas at the White House, Christmas trees in the White House, Edith Carow Roosevelot, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Gifford Pinchot, history, Journalist Robert Lincoln O’Brien, President Benjamin Harrison, President Franklin Pierce, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, The “White House Gang”, The Roosevelt children, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s children, TR’s son Archie, US history, White House history
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The Lincoln Men: Father and Son
Lincoln’s upbringing was indeed the “annals of the poor.” But How Poor? They were definitely not rich, but two generations prior to Abraham Lincoln’s arrival, the Lincoln’s were comfortably fixed, and well regarded by their peers and neighbors. Originally from … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Lincoln grandfather Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln stepbrother John D. Johnston, Lincoln' father Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston, Mordecai Lincoln, Presidential history, Sarah Bush Johnston, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House history
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Boat Heist
Theodore Roosevelt’s time in the Dakota Badlands was some of the most pivotal experiences in his life. Why The Badlands? Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was a New York patrician born with many advantages: wealth, a loving family, huge intellect, even huger … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bill Sewell, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Presidential history, The Dakota Badlands, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt chases boat thieves, Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakotas, Theodore Roosevelt pal Bill Sewell, Theodore Roosevelt pal Wilmer Dow, TR in North Dakota, TR in the Badlands, US history, Wilmer Dow, Young TR
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Margaret Taylor: Army Wife
“She was just as much a soldier as I was.” – Zachary Taylor Margaret Mackall Smith …long forgotten by history, Margaret Smith was a Mackall on her mother’s side. They were a prominent Maryland family, whose distaff members were said … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Richard Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, history, MArgaret Smith Taylor, Mrs. Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The War with Mexico, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor, Zachary Taylor’s family
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Dusting Off Franklin Pierce
The Basic Pierce Facts Franklin Pierce (1804-69), Democrat from New Hampshire, was a dark horse nominee, elected President in 1852. It took 49 Ballots to put him on the ballot, which was an exhausting exercise for the convention attendees. Few … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Author Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bowdoin College, Dark Horse candidate Franklin Pierce, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Franklin Pierce, Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis, Franklin Pierce's nomination, history, Jane Appleton Pierce, Jane Pierce, Jane Pierce tragedy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New Hampshire's only President, Presidential history, Tamworth NH, The campaign biography of Franklin Pierce, US history, White House history
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