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Category Archives: Nifty History People
Maria Hester Monroe: The First Daughter Wedding
Maria Hester Monroe was the first daughter of a President to be married in the White House. Maria Hester Maria (pronounced Mar-IAH) Hester was born in 1803, seventeen years after her only sibling, Eliza. Due to the difference in their … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Monroe, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Eliza Monroe Hay, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady Louisa Adams, history, James Monroe, Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur, President James Monroe, Presidential daughter Eliza Monroe Hay, Presidential daughter Maria Hester Monroe, Presidential history, Samuel Gouverneur, The education of Eliza Monroe, The wedding of Maria Hester Monroe, US history, White House history, White House wedding
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The Third Act of Millard Fillmore
The First Act being his youth and political rise, the Second Act being his Presidency… Millard Fillmore: Lame Duck Millard Fillmore (1800-74) had been elected Vice President on the Whig Ticket led by General Zachary Taylor in 1848. He did … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Caroline McIntosh, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fillmore and the "Know Nothings", First Ladies, former President Millard Fillmore, history, Mary Abigail Fillmore, Millard Fillmore Abigail Powers Fillmore, Millard Fillmore Buffalo philanthropist, President Millard Fillmore, Presidential history, The estate of Millard Fillmore, The political career of Millard Fillmore, The second wife of Millard Fillmore, US history, White House history
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The Emergence of Candidate Warren G. Harding
Yes, Warren Harding was a dark horse, and yes, it did happen in a smoke filled room… BUT… Leading Up To 1920 There was an odd assortment of coincidences that created the “perfect storm” of enthusiasm for Harding. Two years … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged American history, California Senator Hiram Johnson, Florence Harding, General Leonard Wood, Harry M. Daugherty, history, Michigan Governor Frank Lowden, Ohio Republican Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren G. Harding, The background of Warren G. Harding, The Republican Convention of 1920, The Smoke Filled Room, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, Woodrow Wilson
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New York: Mother of VEEPS
New York can boast being home to ELEVEN Vice Presidents! The Old Guys… In the early days of our country, a geopolitical balance between the President and Vice President was considered important – at least in vote-getting accommodation. With only … Continue reading
Posted in Chester Arthur, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Chester Alan Arthur, Daniel Tompkins, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Clinton, history, James Sherman, Levi P. Morton, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, Vice Presidential history, VP Aaron Burr, VP Chester Alan Arthur, VP Daniel Tompkins, VP George Clinton, VP James Sherman, VP Levi P Morton, VP Martin Van Buren, VP Millard Fillmore, VP Nelson A. Rockefeller, VP Theodore Roosevelt, VP William Wheeler, William Wheeler
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The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant
Unknown until the 1970s, Julia Grant wrote her memoirs. The Iconic General Grant By the time Julia Dent Grant decided to put pen to paper, she was an old lady – at least by 1890 standards. She was in her … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Dent Grant, First Lady Julia Grant, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant's autobiography, Mark Twain and General Grant, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Ulysses Grant's Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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President Theodore Roosevelt and “The Sargent”
It is a long standing tradition for Presidents to have an official portrait painted. Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was a prism of a man, many sided depending on his mood or current interests. He had arguably dozens … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, John Singer Sargent, Portrait artist John Singer Sargent, President Theodore Roosevelt, President TR, Presidential history, The many-faceted Theodore Roosevelt, the successful John Singer Sargent, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, White House history
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Blaine, Burchard and Belshazzar: 1884
James G. Blaine was one of the more charismatic Republicans of the 19th Century. Blaine: A Brief Bio James Gillespie Blaine (1830-93) was Pennsylvania born and raised, but once married, moved to Maine. A sometime journalist, he purchased a newspaper … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Plumed Knight", American history, Belshazzar's Feast, Chester Alan Arthur, Credit Mobilier scandal, Democrat Grover Cleveland, Feather Schwartz Foster, Grover Cleveland, history, James G. Blaine, James Garfield, NY Governor Grover Cleveland, Presidential campaign history, Republican Candidate Blaine, Rev. Samuel Burchard, rum romanism and rebellion, Samuel Burchard, Senator James Gillespie Blaine, Speaker of the House James G. Blaine, the Gilded Age, The Presidential campaign of 1884, US history
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Mrs. Hoover Builds Her Dream House
Lou Henry Hoover was a talented and interesting woman. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover: The First Twenty Years Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) and Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944) were an unusual couple, and well suited to each other. Both were born in Iowa, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover and World War I, history, Hoover and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover and the Girl Scouts, Lou Hoover's house in Palo Alto, President Hoover and Prohibition, Presidential history, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, Stanford University, The Food Administration, The Hoover house in Palo Alto, the Hoover House willed to Stanford University, the travels of Herbert Hoover, US history, White House history
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Lincoln Cousin: Dennis Hanks
It was a complicated and sometimes confusing kinship. Dennis Hanks: A Flotsam-Jetsam Childhood Dennis Friend Hanks (1799-1892) was the illegitimate son of Nancy Hanks – an aunt of another Nancy Hanks, Lincoln’s mother. Born in Hardin County, KY, a decade … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Johnston Hanks, Civil War history, Dennis Friend Hanks, Dennis Hanks, Dennis Hanks visits White House, Dennis Hanks' pocket watch, Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Lincoln cousin Dennis Hanks, Lincoln father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln stepsister Betsey Johnston, Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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