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Rutherford Hayes’ Secret Oath
The election of 1876 was one of the most rancorous, divisive and probably corrupt in American history. Oddly Enough… Both Governor Rutherford Hayes (R-OH) and Governor Samuel Tilden (D-NY) were honest, decent men, albeit … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Boss Tweed, Chief Justice Morrison Waite, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Ulysses S. Grant, Governor Rutherford B. Hayes, Governor Samuel TIlden, history, Horace Greeley, President Andrew Johnson, President Rutherford B. Hayes, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, The election of 1876, The Grant presidency, The inauguration of Hayes, US history, White House history
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President Grant and the First State Dinner
The first sovereign of a foreign country to be hosted at a White House State Dinner was the King of the Sandwich Islands – in 1874. State Dinners From the beginning of the United States as a nation, elegant dining … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, David Kalakaua, Dining at the White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Dolley Madison, George and Martha Washington, Grant hosts the King of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaiian history, history, Johyn and Abigail Adams, King David Kalakaua, Mark Twain, President and Mrs. Grant, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grant, President James Buchanan, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, the Gilded Age, The Sandwich Islands, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, US state dinners, White House history
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Sarah Polk’s Memoirs
First Lady Sarah Childress Polk lived to be nearly ninety. Miss Childress of Tennessee Sarah Childress (1803-1891) was born to a comfortable Murfreesboro, Tennessee family, not long after it had joined the Union. Her Presbyterian father was a planter and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk
Tagged "The Memorials of Sarah Childress Polk", American history, Anson and Fanny Nelson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Sarah Polk, Generall Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, history, James Knox Polk, Polk Neighbors Anson and Fanny Nelson, President James Knox Polk, Presidential history, Sarah Childress Polk, Sarah Polk, Sarah Polk biographers Anson and Fanny Nelson, Speaker of the House Polk, Tennessee Governor Polk, US history, Vice Presidential candidate Polk, White House history
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Julia Tyler’s Premonition
Julia Gardiner Tyler spent only seven months as First Lady; then she went to live in Virginia. JGT: The Young Wife Julia Gardiner (1820-1889) was only 24 when she married sitting President John Tyler, a recent widower. At 54, Tyler … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, firing on Fort Sumter, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Tyler, history, John and Julia Tyler, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Mrs. John Tyler, President John Tyler, Presidential history, Sherwood Forest, the death of John Tyler, The Dred Scott Decision, The second Mrs. John Tyler, Uncle Tom's Cabin, US history, White House history
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The Death of Tad Lincoln
Tad Lincoln had just turned 18 when he died. Tad in Springfield, IL Thomas Lincoln, (1853-1871) named for his paternal grandfather, was called Tad from the outset. It was a hard birth, and Tad was born with a cleft palate … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's son Tad, American history, Eddie Lincoln, Elizabeth and Ninian Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, John Hay, Judge David Davis, Lincoln's son Tad, Mary HArlan Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Robert Lincoln, Robert Lincoln's father-in-law James Harlan, Senator James Harlan, Tad Lincoln, Tad Lincoln's brother Robert, Tad Lincoln's brother Willie, Tad Lincoln's funeral, The Widow Mary Lincoln, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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The Carnival Campaign: A Book Review
A professional writer who chooses to write about history (as opposed to a professional historian who chooses to write) probably knows intuitively that picking the right subject is half the battle. Author Ronald G. Shafer, a long-time Wall Street Journal … Continue reading
William McKinley: The Sneezing Fit
President William McKinley was a genial and popular man. He had a long list of personal friends. William McK: Mister Nice Guy William McKinley (1843-1901) was a nice fellow – and a good fellow. At 18, he enlisted in the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Chicago newspaperman H.H. Kohlsaat, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Ida Mickinley, h.h. Kohlsaat, Herman H. Kohlsaat, history, Ida McKinley epileptic, Ida McKinley's epilepsy, Ida Saxton McKinley, McKinldy's attitudes on the War with Spain, Newspaper publisher H.H. Kohlsaat, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The personal tragedies of William McKinley, The Spanish-American War, US history, White House history, William McKinley
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Harriet Lane and the James Buchanan Statue
James Buchanan has been the cellar dweller among Presidents for more than 150 years. JB: The Balance Sheet The asset side. Pennsylvania’s James Buchanan (1791-1868) came to the presidency in 1857 with a forty-plus-year resume of solid achievement: successful attorney, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Buchanan, Nifty History People, Presidential Sites
Tagged American history, Architect William Gordon Beecher, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Harriet Lane, Harriet Lane Johnston, Henry Cabot Lodge, history, James Buchanan, John Quincy Adams, President James Buchanan, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Sculptor Hans Schuler, Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, Statue of James Buchanan, US history, Washington DC history, White House history
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Harry Truman, Poker and The Buck Stops Here
President Harry Truman’s desk sign “The Buck Stops Here” is usually construed as an assumption of responsibility. The Origin of “The Buck” The saying, however, derives from a poker term (and HST was a long-time poker player). In the wild … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman
Tagged "the buck stops here", American history, Bess Truman, Bess Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, Harry Truman and poker, history, HST's Little White House, Key West FL, Madge Wallace, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Senator Harry Truman, The Little White House, US history, White House history
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Dolley Madison Sends A Telegram
As “The Widow Dolley”, Mrs. Madison was the most famous woman in the country. Mrs. Madison: Dowager Washingtonian When James Madison died at 85, Dolley was 68, and still in good health. Montpelier, their Virginia plantation was failing however, due … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Franklin, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison and the telegraph connection, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, history, Morse Code, Patrick Feaster, Samuel F.B. Morse, Samuel Finley Breeze Morse, the invention of the telegraph, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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