Category Archives: Nifty History People

The Third Battle of the Bills: Taft & Bryan

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Feather Foster

In 1908, William Jennings Bryan was once again the Democratic Candidate against… William Howard Taft President Theodore Roosevelt had been in the White House for 7-and-a-half years. He had been elected as VP under Republican William McKinley in his second … Continue reading →

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The Assassin and FDR-the-POTUS-Elect

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Feather Foster

Less than a month before FDR’s first inauguration in 1933, he was the target of an assassination attempt. FDR: President Elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an unlikely candidate for President in 1932. The 50-year-old New York patrician had a pleasant, … Continue reading →

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TR: Marching With Kings

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Feather Foster

Thousands of people watched the funeral parade of King Edward VII. The POTUS and the King The nearly eight years Theodore Roosevelt spent as President coincided with the reign of Edward VII (1841-1910) of England. TR was only 42 when … Continue reading →

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Florence Harding And The Knife in her Back

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Feather Foster

Warren Harding’s wife was difficult, but his paramours were no picnics either! Warren the Romeo Most citizens of Marion, Ohio in the late-1880s considered Warren Gamaleil Harding one of the handsomest young men in town, plus affable and easy-to-like. When … Continue reading →

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Enthroned Washington: The Naked George

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Feather Foster

Thesis: Where there is art, there are art critics. Corollary: Everybody is a critic. Commemorating George Washington Statues commemorating heroes and saints, sages and scenes of glory have been around since antiquity. It was only natural that when the State … Continue reading →

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Franklin and Eleanor: The Chasm

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Feather Foster

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a 5th cousin to Eleanor Roosevelt. The Commonalities of Childhood Descended from Dutch ancestors slightly post-Mayflower, both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelts were New York Knickerbockers, an aristocratic old-line status. Both Franklin (1882-1945) and Eleanor (1883-1961) came … Continue reading →

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Martha Washington’s Agony: Patsy Custis

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Feather Foster

When Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington, she had two little children, ages four and two. George Washington, Stepfather Martha Dandridge had married Daniel Custis when she was eighteen. Eight years later, he died, leaving his widow with a vast … Continue reading →

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The Murder of Ida McKinley’s Brother

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Feather Foster

In 1898, First Lady Ida McKinley received shocking news. Her brother had been murdered. George Saxton, Libertine and Rake The Saxtons were one of the most prominent and wealthy families in Canton, OH. They had three children, born within three … Continue reading →

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Harry Truman’s Mother-in-Law From Hell

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Feather Foster

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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George Washington’s Farewell to His Officers

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Feather Foster

“An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by an ass.” The Quote and the Sentiment The quote about asses (donkeys) and lions is frequently attributed to George Washington, but it is … Continue reading →

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