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Category Archives: John Adams
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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John and Abigail Adams: Mourning Alone
Late Fall, 1776 John Adams, following a momentous time in Philadelphia, promoting, drafting and approving the Declaration of Independence, requested and was granted some leave of Congress to attend to his family and business in Massachusetts. John had been away … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams inoculation for smallpox, Abigail Adams' stillborn daughter, Adams' daughter Nabby, Adams' son Charles, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, John Adams, President John Adams, the children of Abigail Adams, the children of John Adams, The Continental Congress, US history
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Abigail Adams and The Misdirected Tea
Tea was expensive. Very expensive!! The Colonists and Tea By the time of the Boston Tea Party, tea itself was one of the most expensive commodities traded between Great Britain and her American colonies. It was more than just a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams inoculation for smallpox, American history, Elizabeth Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General George Washington, history, John Adams, Presidential history, Samuel Adams, smallpox in 1775, Taxation without Representation, The Boston Tea Party, The FIrst Continental Congress, The Sons of Liberty, US history
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John Adams and the King
John Adams was a loyal subject of the British Monarch for forty years. The American Colonies and the British Monarchs From the time the first British explorers came to America, the relationship between the colonists and their King/Queen was strong, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, John Adams, King George II, King George III, Presidential history, Queen Charlotte of England, Taxation without Representation, Taxes imposed on the British Colonies in America, The First Diplomatic Minister from the USA to Great Britain, The French and Indian War, The Seven Years' War, The Sons of Liberty, US history
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John Quincy and Louisa Adams: The Rouge Story
John Quincy Adams was twenty-nine when he married. His bride was twenty-three. Bride and Groom By the time John Quincy Adams was eighteen and ready to enter Harvard, he was already the most cosmopolitan young man in the country. As … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Diplomat John Quincy Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Joshua Johnson, JQA, King Frederick William III of Prussia, Louisa Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Prussian Minister John Q. Adams, Queen Louise of Prussia, US history, Vice President John Adams, White House history
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Thomas Jefferson and the Cheshire Cheese
Cheese Practically all cultures include cheese (no pun intended). It basically an offshoot of milk, whether from a cow, a sheep or a goat, etc. to include the curd. As one would expect, the different animal milk produces different types … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Andrew Jackson’s cheese, Baptist preacher John Leland, Cheshire MA sends a cheese to Jefferson, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, John Adams, President Andrew Jackson, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Reverend John Leland, The 12th Amendment, the election of 1800, The republican cheese, Thomas Jefferson, Transporting the Berkshire Cheese to Washington, US history, Vice President Aaron Burr, White House history
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Nabby Adams and the Royall Tyler Affair
The Enigmatic Miss Nabby Abigail (Nabby) Adams (1765-1813), the only daughter of John and Abigail Adams was a hard one to figure. By her mid-teens (considered courtin’-age, if not actually marriageable), she was considered a fine looking young woman, well … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams sister Mary Cranch, Adams In-law William Smith, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Adams, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Adams' daughter Nabby, Mercy Warren, Nabby Adams, Nabby Adams Smith, Nabby Adams' beau Royall Tyler, President John Adams, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Royall Tyler, US history, William Stephens Smith
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GW: The Very First New Year’s Day Reception
George Washington held the first New Year’s Day Reception at the President’s House in New York. New York: 1790 The weather was unseasonably balmy January 1, 1790. The doors and windows were opened wide and throngs of well wishers and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Dutch New Year’s traditions, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, John Adams, MArtha Washington, New Netherlands, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Second Lady Abigail Adams, The Anglo-Dutch Wars, The Dutch in New York, The President’s House in New York, US history, Vice President John Adams, White House history, William and Mary
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