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Category Archives: Nifty History People
Brother Generals: Hancock and Armistead
Few ties are as strong as the military bands of brotherhood. The Gist of the Matter Two soldiers, close friends for years, had the unlikely distinction of meeting (sort of) for the last time at Gettysburg. One fought for the … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Killer Angels", Almira Russell Hancock, American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, General George Pickett, General Lewis Armistead, General Winfield Scott Hancock, history, Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg, The death of Gen. Lewis Armistead, The Democratic nominee of 1880, the Mexican War, The War with Mexico, US history, Win Hancock and Lo Armistead, Winfield Scott Hancock runs for President
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Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Hoover: A Rare Friendship
On the surface, there were only superficial commonalities between FLOTUS Grace Coolidge and her successor Lou Henry Hoover. The FLOTUS Sorority Many historians refer to the position of First Lady as a sorority. There are only a few dozen FLOTUSES … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, history, National Amateur Athletic Federation, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, the education of Grace Goodhue Coolidge, The education of Lou Henry Hoover, US history, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, White House history
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Will and Nellie Taft: A Modern Marriage, Part 1
William Howard Taft and Helen (from-birth Nellie) Herron were born and raised Victorians – but they had a very modern marriage. The Early Years Both William Howard Taft (1857-1930) and Helen Herron (1861-1943) were pedigreed Cincinnatians. He was the son … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Helen Herron Taft, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, Helen Herron Taft, Helen Taft and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, history, Judge William Howard Taft, Neillie Taft, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Benjamin Harrison, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, The Taft farmily of Cincinnati, US history, White House history, William Howard Tft
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Maxwell House Connection
Theodore Roosevelt was a mega coffee drinker from earliest childhood. TR: For “Medicinal Purposes” Coffee is non-alcoholic, but still perceived as an adult drink. It is common today for children to abstain from coffee drinking until way past puberty. Parents … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged "Good to the last drop" slogan, American history, Coffee broker Roger Nolley Smith, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Foods and Maxwell House Coffee, history, Maxwell House Coffee, Nashville resident Joel Cheek, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, The Maxwell House Hotel, the Maxwell House hotel in Nashville TN, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt coffee drinker, Theodore Roosevelt stays at the Maxwell House Hotel, THeodore Roosevelt visits the Hermitage in Nashville, US history, White House history, young Theodore Roosevelt
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The Franklin D. Roosevelt Spanish Flu Casualty
One of the serious casualties of the great Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-9, was the marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt In Europe In mid-1918, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, was sent to Europe to … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Asst. Sec. of the Navy F.D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR, FDR advisor Louis Howe, FDR's mother Sara Delano, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Louis Howe, Lucy Mercer, Presidential history, Sara Delano Roosevelt, The marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918, US history
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Sarah Polk: Gas Lighting
Sarah Childress Polk was FLOTUS in the mid-1840s – a time of major technical and industrial advances. Technology, Circa 1840s When James and Sarah Polk were in the White House (1845-49), the country had grown enormously. Between 1830 and 1840, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, early Washington DC history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Sarah Polk, history, James K. Polk, James Knox Polk, President James Knox Polk, Presidential history, Sarah Polk, The Monroe candelabra, US history, White House history
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William McKinley: A Little Help From His Friends
In 1893, the USA suffered a huge “panic,” or economic recession – larger than it had ever experienced before. William McKinley: The Panic of 1893 In 1893, the usual collision of factors that create recessions occurred – with the usual … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Friends of William McKinley, Governor Williamm McKinley, h.h. Kohlsaat, history, Ida McKinley, Ida Saxton McKinley, Marcus A. Hanna, McKinley defends striking miners, McKinley friend H.H. Kohlsaat, McKinley friend Marc Hanna, McKinley friend Myron Herrick, McKinley friend Robert L. Walker, Myron Herrick, Presidential history, The Panic of 1893, US history, William McKinley, William McKinley cosigns loan, William McKinley's financial problem
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Woodrow Wilson and the Spanish Flu
Woodrow Wilson had delicate health from childhood. Woodrow’s Delicate Health If health problems were a major campaign issue a hundred or more years ago, it is unlikely that Woodrow Wilson would have been considered for high office. Severe headaches, stomach … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, The Spanish Flu, The Spanish Influenza, US history, White House history, White House physician Cary Grayson, Wilson's flu coverup, Wilson's history of strokes, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson and World War I, Woodrow Wilson goes to Paris Peace talks, Woodrow Wilson's health, Woodrow Wilson's health history, Woodrow Wilson's illness in Paris
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