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POTUS Harding and the Camping Trip
The President’s Angsts By his own admission, Warren G. Harding was ill-equipped to be President. He stated many times (usually to private friends), that he was unqualified for the post. He did not lie. His experience as a newspaper publisher … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Vagabonds", American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford, history, John Burroughs, Mrs. Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, The talents of Warren Harding, Thomas Edison, US history, Warren G. Harding
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Woodrow Wilson. Dr. Grayson. Edith. And Golf.
For Medicinal Purposes At his inaugural luncheon at the White House, the new President Woodrow Wilson had occasion to meet naval physician Dr. Cary Grayson, and invited him to become his personal physician. A few days later, when Grayson gave … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Col. Edmund Starling, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith Galt, Edith Galt Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Helen Bones, history, Presidential history, the death of Ellen Wilson, The Great War, US history, White House history, White House Secret Service agent Starling, Wilson cousin Helen Bones, Wilson doctor Cary Grayson
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Pigskin Library
Being a POTUS is a hard act to follow. The Young Retiree Theodore Roosevelt was our youngest President, only 42 when he took office. After seven-and-a-half years, declaring that he would not seek a third term, he was also our … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Ethel Roosevelt Derby, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harvard’s Houghton Library, history, Kermit Roosevelt, new Theodore Roosevelt Library in ND, Pigskin binding, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Roosevelt’s African Safari, Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt as a naturalist, Theodore Roosevelt as a reader, Theodore Roosevelt's sister Corinne, Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Ethel Derby, Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite books, Theodore Roosevelt’s ranch in Medora ND, Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft
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John Tyler and the American Beethoven
An invitation to perform at the White House is a coup! It looks very good on ones resume! The American Beethoven Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781-1861), was a Bohemian-born American composer. Born to a prosperous Czech family, he came late to … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Anthony Philip Heinrich, Composer Anthony Philip Heinrich, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, FLOTUS Julia Tyler, FLOTUS Letitia Tyler, history, John Tyler, Music in the White House, President John Tyler, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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William Howard Taft and the Supreme Court Building
While two Presidents served in the Legislative Branch post-presidentially (JQ Adams and Andrew Johnson), only one ex-POTUS served in the Judiciary. Cincinnati Patrician Politician William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was Cincinnati-born to a prosperous Ohio transplanted family with a strong Republican … Continue reading
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Tagged Alphonso Taft, American history, Charles Phelps Taft, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, former President William Howard Taft, history, President William H Taft, Supreme Court Justice William Howard Taft, The Supreme Court, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft, William Howard Taft and Yale
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Julia Grant II: The Princess Cantacuzene
The USA was never created for although its trappings and perks always piqued interest… The Great General: The Future Generations Ulysses S. Grant was as far from “royal” as possible. His middle-class Ohio parents were hardworking folks. So were the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Bertha Honore, Count Mikhail Speransky, Feather Schwartz Foster, Frederick D. Grant, Frederick Dent Grant, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Ida Honore, Ida Honore Grant, Mrs. Potter Palmer, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Princess Cantacuzene books, The failed marriage of the Cantacuzenes, the later years of Julia Grant Cantacuzene, US history, White House history
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Lincoln: Lessons of the First Campaign
Abe Lincoln of New Salem When Abraham Lincoln was 21, he left the family fold to set out on his own. He jobbed-on with a riverboat to New Orleans, and was exposed to multiple sights and sounds and experiences he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, John Todd Stuart, Lincoln in the IL State Legislature, Lincoln's first political experience, Lincoln's mentor John Todd Stuart, New Salem IL, Presidential history, the Black Hawk War, US history, young Abraham Lincoln
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The Scandals of President Grant
Fallout from association could be traced to Adam’s and Eve’s friendship with a snake. The Honest Ulysses Hiram Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) was a mild mannered fellow, soft spoken, honest, and perhaps a bit naive in some regard. He had a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abel S. Corbin, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Credit Mobilier scandal, Feather Schwartz Foster, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant brother-in-law Abel S. Corbin, Grant secretary Orville Babcock, history, Interior Secretary Columbus Delano, James Fisk, Jay Gould, Navy Secretary George Robeson, Orville Babcock, President Ulysses Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The Whiskey Ring, Treasury Secretary William Richardson, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, VP Henry Wilson, VP Schuyler Colfax, War Secretary Robert Belknap, White House history
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The Sad and Tragic Tale of Kate Chase Sprague
The Tragedy of the Father Salmon Portland Chase (1808-73), was New Hampshire born. Only nine when his father died, his mother was left with ten children and meager resources, so young Salmon was raised by relatives in Ohio who provided … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Ohio Governor Samuel P. Chase, Rhode Island Governor William Chase, Roscoe Conkling, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, The marriage of Kate Chase and William sprague, US history, Washington hostess Kate Chase
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Boutwell: A Book Review
According to author Jeffrey Boutwell (a distant collateral descendant), George Sewall Boutwell was an “important public figure hiding in plain sight.” His life was long (1818-1905), and filled with an equally long list of political and governmental accomplishments. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Nifty History People, Recommended Reading, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abolitionist George S. Boutwell, American history, American Reconstruction, Author Jeffrey Boutwell, Feather Schwartz Foster, George S. Boutwell, history, Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President Andrew Johnson, President U.S. Grant, Presidential history, Radical Republicans, Reconstruction history, Treasury Secretary George S. Boutwell, US history
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