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Category Archives: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Stamp Collector
The Budding Philatelist Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the only child of a middle-aged father and his much younger second wife. It had been extremely difficult for Sara Delano Roosevelt, and the doctors advised the couple that more children would … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, FDR's childhood hobby, FDR's love of geography, FDR's polio hobby, FDR's stamp collection, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt's stamp collection, history, King George V of Great Britain, King George VI of Great Britain, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential history, stamp collector FDR, stamps honoring Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the value of FDR's stamp collection, US history, White House history
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First Families of Prohibition
Five Presidential Couples lived in the White House between 1920 and 1933: The Prohibition Years. A Long Simmering Issue Of course nobody is in favor of drunkenness! And a traditionally Puritan ethic made public intoxication a cause for shame and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Galt Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Herbert Hoover, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Prohibition, The 18th Amendment, US history, 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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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The Justice and the Presidents
OWH, JR Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior (1841-1935) was Massachusetts born into a solid and prosperous family. His father, OWH Senior was a physician and occasional poet, probably best known for the versifying part. As such, his son was attending Harvard when the Civil War … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Common Law" by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln visits Fort Stevens, American history, Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Author Jonathan Alter, Civil War General Horatio wright, Confederate General Jubal Early, Confederate General Robert E. Lee, FDR, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fort Stevens, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Oliver wendell Holmes Jr., President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., The American Civil War, The American Law review, Union General Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Poems by Presidents: The First-Ever Anthology
A Book Review Roses are red, Violets are blue, POTUSES, Politics. Poetry too? What a surprise! Editor Michael Croland has amassed a charming little array of actual poetry (ok, plus a few limericks and light verse) written by some of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People, Recommended Reading, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Warren G. Harding
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James Madison, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, Michael Croland, Presidential history, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Warren G. Harding, White House history, Woodrow Wilson
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Harry Truman: Recognizing Israel 1948
Harry Truman was not a popular president in his own time. Disdain for Harry Harry S Truman (1884-1972) was a midwestern farm boy with neither pedigree, education, money or talent to recommend him. Having served commendably as Captain Harry in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Chaim Weizmann, Eddie Jacobson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, HST friend Eddie Jacobson, Madge Wallace, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Rabbi Yitshak Herzog, The creation of Israel, The Holocaust, US history, VP Harry Truman, White House history, Zionist Movement
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FDR: Meeting on the High Seas
Every public person wishes to escape “privately” from time to time. Caveat: This does not mean to “hide” anything salacious, criminal or embarrassing. It may only mean to have the personal freedom to enjoy a good book, or a quiet … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Britishg Prime Minister Winston Churchill, FDR, FDR's mother Sara Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Isolationist America in the 1940s, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Presidential history, The Atlantic Charter, US history, White House history, Winston Churchill
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FDR 1941: The Christmas Houseguest
On December 6, 1941, the US was an isolationist country. That changed on December 7. The Storm Clouds War had been looming throughout Europe for nearly a decade. Japan had been making belligerent noises in Asia for more than a … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady History, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, National Christmas Tree Lighting, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Presidential history, The attack on Pearl Harbor, The onset of WWII, The Second World War, US history, White House guests, White House history, White House Xmas of 1941, Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill visits the USA, Winston Churchill’s personal habits
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Presidential Friendships: How They Changed History
A Book Review Political beings, as a whole, are generally outgoing souls, with a long retinue of friends, ranging from pleasant how-ya-doin’ acquaintances to long-standing trusted companions. Presidents, at the top of the political pecking order, are no exception. Author … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Recommended Reading, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Author Mike Purdy, Benjamin Harrison, FDR, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, LBJ, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mike Purdy, Presidential history, Sam Rayburn, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, VP John Nance Garner, White House history, William Howard Taft
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Al Smith: The “3-P” Loss of 1928
Al: A Brief Run-Up Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) was born to Catholic immigrants in a rough neighborhood on NY’s lower East Side. He identified with his Irish forebears, but in fact, he was a mixed breed. His father was working … Continue reading
Posted in Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged Al Smith and Prohibition, Al Smith and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Alfred E. Smith, American history, Anti-Catholic feeling in the 1920s, Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, Election of 1924, Election of 1928, FDR Nominates Al Smith as the Democratic Candidate in 1924, Feather Schwartz Foster, Governor Al Smith, Herbert Hoover, history, NY Gov. Al Smith, Presidential history, Republican Candidate Hoover in 1928, The Democratic Convention of 1924, The prosperity of the 1920s, The rise of Al Smith, US history
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