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Category Archives: Harry S Truman
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
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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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George Washington: A Tale of Two Christmases
Christmas Celebrations Circa 1770 Christmas celebrations have been around for centuries. In the 18th century American Colonies, particularly in the South, people decorated their houses with home made wreaths of pine boughs and cones, ribbons and vegetation. It was usually more … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Harry S Truman
Tagged American history, Colonial Christmas celebrations, Emanuel Leutze painting, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, history, John Trumbull painting, King George III, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The Battle of Trenton, The Continental Congress in Annapolis, The Revolutionary War, The surrender at Yorktown, The Treaty of Paris, Thomas Mifflin, US history, Washington crosses the Delaware
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The Great White Jail
“The White House is the finest prison in the world.” Harry S Truman. The White House Paradox The White House, or the Executive Mansion, is undoubtedly the finest residence the country has to offer the President of the United States, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Calvin Coolidge, Chester Arthur, George Washington, Grover Cleveland, Harry S Truman, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant, William Howard Taft
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Chester Alan Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady History, Frances Folsom Cleveland, George Washington, Grover Cleveland, Harry Truman, history, James Buchanan, John Adams, Julia Grant, MArtha Washington, Presidential families, Presidential history, The Executive Mansion, The White House, US history, White House history
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Ike & Mamie ‘52: The Bathrobe Story
In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower was the most famous man in the country – maybe the world. Ike: Non-War Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was called Ike from boyhood. Growing up in Abilene, Kansas, he did farm chores, household chores, schoolwork, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry S Truman
Tagged American history, “Crusade in Europe”, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, FIrst Lady Mamie Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, history, Ike and Mamie Eisenhower, Ike Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Ike, President Harry Truman, President Ike Eisenhower, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, whistle-stop campaigning in 1952, White House history
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Bess Truman: Waiting for Harry
The Old Soldier Harry Truman was 33, well past the age for a man to be a volunteer soldier, unless, of course, the country is in severe danger. In 1917, when the US entered the Great War, as it was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Truman's father David Wallace, Bess Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, Harry Truman enlists in WWI, Harry Truman's mother-in-law, history, Madge Gates Wallace, Madge Wallace, Presidential history, US history
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General Ike and Mrs. Preston
This could be considered a “Truman” story – since he provided the setting. The Truman Part In 1947, Harry S Truman was a generally unpopular President. He had assumed the office upon the death of very popular Franklin D. Roosevelt, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grover Cleveland, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Wallace Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Frances Clevelands' Second husband, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, General Eisenhower, General Ike, Harry Truman's family, history, Mrs. Frances Preston, President Grover Cleveland, President Harry S Truman, President Truman, Presidential history, THomas Jex Preston, US history, White House history
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Bess Truman and The Airplane
Few First Ladies were as reluctant as Bess Truman. Bess: The Reluctant Everything Bess Wallace (1885-1982) was considered outgoing and personable all the way through high school. She was a good student, an excellent athlete (a rarity at the turn … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman
Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Bess Truman's family life, Bess Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Bess Truman, First Lady History, Harry Truman, history, Margaret Truman, Mrs. Truman christens a plane, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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Harry Truman’s Mother-in-Law From Hell
Harry Truman was always an outspoken man who never minced words, but… Madge Wallace …Margaret Gates Wallace (1862-1952), called Madge from childhood, was perhaps the only exception. Madge was the spoiled daughter of midwesterners George and Elizabeth Gates. George Gates … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's father David Wallace, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, David Wallace, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Bess Truman, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, Madge Gates Wallace, President Harry S Truman, Presidential history, US history, US Presidents, White House history
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Harry Truman’s Best Birthday Present
Harry Truman was just shy of his 61st birthday when he became President. HST: The Unprepared Vice President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was elected Democratic Senator from Missouri in 1934, two years after Franklin Delano Roosevelt was first elected Democratic … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, Missouri political boss Pendergast, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry S Truman, Presidential history, The suicide of Adopf Hitler, The Truman Committee, US history, V-E Day, Victory in Europe, VP Harry Truman, White House history, Winston Churchill, World War II, World War II ends
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