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Category Archives: Andrew Jackson
James Madison and the Next Generation
The Great Little Madison Many historians include numerous worthies in the category of “Founding Fathers,” i.e. those men in mid-eighteenth century America who rose to prominence as the country established itself as a sovereign nation. Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, George … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, George Washington, James Madison, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, American history, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, Father of the Constitution, Feather Schwartz Foster, Founding Fathers, George Washington, Henry Clay, history, James Madison, John Adams, John C. Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, Presidential history, The Battle of New Orleans, Thomas Jefferson, US Constitution, US history
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The Presidents and the Exes: Part I
Ex-Presidents in General: The Early Fellows It’s lonely at the top. Just about every President has said so. Most come with their own agendas and plans, and all will quickly learn that they can go awry quickly. Some wonderful intentions can … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, George Washington, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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James Buchanan: The Successful Failure
The Stellar Resume James Buchanan (1791-1867), a Pennsylvanian from mid-state, was the last President born in the 18th century. His family was large, but he was essentially a brother among a slew of sisters. Blessed with above average academic gifts, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Congressman James Buchanan, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harriet Lane, history, Jackson appoints Buchanan Minister to Russia, James Buchanan, James Knox Polk, President James Buchanan, President Pierce appoints Buchanan minister to Great Britain, President Polk names Buchanan Secretary of State, Presidential history, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Secretary of State James Buchanan, The administration of James Buchanan, US history, White House history, White House hostess Harriet Lane
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Andrew Jackson: The Road to Retirement
The Making of an Old Man In 1837, seventy was a ripe old age, and former President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was older than his years. His health had been abysmal for decades. “Born for the storm,” by his own admission, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson health problems, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Andrew Jackson, history, Jackson in New Orleans, Jackson's Hermitage Plantation, Mrs. Andrew Jackson, President Andrew Jackson, Presidential history, Rachel Donelson Jackson, The Hermitage Plantation, The poor health of Andrew Jackson, The various careers of Andrew Jackson, The youth of Andrew Jackson, US history, White House history
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Andrew Jackson: The Big Cheese
General/President Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a wild boy, devoid of blood relatives by his teens, self made into a frontier attorney, further self made into a gambler, speculator, planter, brawler, duelist, legislator, and finally soldier, became a household … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Dairy farmer Thomas Meacham, Farmer Thomas Meacham, Feather Schwartz Foster, Gifts to the White House, history, President and Mrs. Taft, President Andrew Jackson, President William H Taft, Presidential gifts, Presidential history, producing the 1400 lb cheese, sending the cheese to President Jackson, US history, White House history
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John Tyler: Entitlements
The Whig Party was a brand new national entity in 1840. …And Tyler Who? The Whig Party, originally formed around 1836, was an amalgam of sectional and factional differences, basically centered on their dislike for President Andrew Jackson, whether it … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, John Tyler, Nifty History People, William Henry Harrison
Tagged American history, Daniel Webster, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, President Andrew Jackson, President John Tyler, President Martin Van Buren, Presidential history, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, the death of William Henry Harrison, The election of 1840, The Whig Party, The Whig Party in the 1840s, US history, Vice President John Tyler, Vice Presidential history, VP Richard M. Johnson, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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Richard M. Johnson: Scandalized Vice President
Richard Mentor Johnson was our first VP Johnson. Andrew (2) and Lyndon (3) came later. RMJ: Kentuckian Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850), was born/raised near what is now Louisville, KY when the area was still part of Virginia. His was a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, James Madison, Martin Van Buren, Nifty History People, William Henry Harrison
Tagged Adaline Johnson, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General William Henry Harrison, history, Imogene Johnson, John Tyler, Julia Chinn, Kentucky history, Martin Van Buren, President Andrew Jackson, President Martin Van Buren, President William Henry Harrison, Presidential history, Richard Johnson and Julia Chinn, Richard Johnson’s common law wife, Richard Mentor Johnson, Tecumseh, The War Hawks of 1812, US history, Vice Presidential history, VP Richard M. Johnson
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President Benjamin Harrison: States Man
Benjamin Harrison is one of those post-Civil War presidents with a beard. A Little More About Ben For the knowledgeable, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) is generally remembered as the grandson of another President – General William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), who is … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Harrison, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, William Henry Harrison, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Benjamin Harrison, Brigadier General Benjamin Harrison, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Idaho joins Union, Montana joins Union, North Dakota joins Union, President Benjamin Harrison, Presidential history, Six States joined the Union, South Dakota joins Union, States joining the Union, the Gilded Age, US history, Washington joins Union, White House history, William Henry Harrison, Wyoming joins Union
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G.P.A. Healy and the Portraits of Presidents
The Young Artist George Peter Alexander (usually known as G.P.A.) Healy was definitely born poor in 1813 to Irish immigrants in Boston. A bit late to his calling, he was sixteen when he first picked up a brush, but the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Chester Arthur, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American artist G.P.A. Healy, American artist Jane Stuart, American history, Charles Willson Peale, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Sarah Polk, Former President John Q. Adams, G.P.A. Healy, GIlbert Stuart, Healy painting of The Peacemakers, history, King Louis Philippe of France, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, President James K. Polk, President John Tyler, President Millard Fillmore, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history, White House history
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