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Thomas Jefferson’s Merry Party
Thomas Jefferson was a sophisticated gentleman, not usually associated with rudeness, but… President Jefferson’s Hosting Attitudes Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) had grown up in a time and place of elegance and form. As a young student at William and Mary, he … Continue reading
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Tagged "pell-mell", Ambassador Anthony Merry, Ambassador's wife Elizabeth Merry, American history, British Minister Anthony Merry, Dolley Madison, early Washington DC, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington's Secretary of State, history, James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, THomas Jefferson's entertaining style, US history, White House history
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John Hay, TR and Lincoln’s Hair
John Hay had just graduated from Brown University when he met Abraham Lincoln. Hay and Lincoln John Hay (1838-1905) was the nephew of Milton Hay, an Illinois attorney and friend of Abraham Lincoln, nominated in 1860 as the Republican candidate … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's hair, American history, Asst. Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, Benjamin Harrison, Charles Francis Adams, Civil Service Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Adams, history, John Hay, John Nicolay, Lincoln secretary John Hay, Lincoln's hair encased in a ring, Lincoln's White House, Nicolay and Hay, President Benjamin Harrison, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Sagamore Hill, Secretary of State John Hay, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural, US history, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, White House history
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George Washington’s Two Revolutionary Sons
George Washington had no children of his own, although he raised two step-children, and was considered a responsible and affectionate parent. GW: The Revolutionary War When the Revolutionary War began in 1775, George Washington was 43 years old. Having served … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton at Yorktown, Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Cornwallis Surrender at Yorktown, Friendship between Washington and Hamilton, Friendship between Washington and Lafayette, General George Washington, General Lafayette, George Washington, George Washington Lafayette, Lafayette and the French Revolution, Lafayette and The Rights of Man, Lafayette at Yorktown, Lt. Col. Alexander Hamilton, Marquis de Lafayette, PResident George Washington, Revolutionary War, Siege of Yorktown, Washington Aide Alexander Hamilton
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Calvin Coolidge Jr.: A Life Cut Short
The death of any child before his time is a devastating blow to the parents. Mortality Even into the 20th century, infant and child mortality were extremely high. With primitive pre-natal, obstetric or pediatric care and little attention to basic … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge Jr on tobacco farm, Calvin Coolidge Jr., death of Calvin Coolidge Jr, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, Grace Coolidge, history, John Coolidge, Jr., Mayor Coolidge of Northampton MA, President Calvin Coolidge, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Presidential son Calvin Coolidge Jr, US history, VP Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, White House history
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William Tecumseh Sherman: Grant’s Perfect Lieutenant
William Tecumseh Sherman, frequently considered the first “modern” general, was above all, the indispensable lieutenant to Ulysses S. Grant. Sherman Meets Lincoln William T. Sherman (1820-1891), Ohio born and bred, was orphaned as a child and foster-raised by the politically … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged "Cump" Sherman, American history, Civil War history, General Grant, General Sherman, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Sherman commands Army of Tennessee, Sherman marches through Georgia, Sherman takes Atlanta, Sherman's March to the Sea, The battle of Pittsburg Landing, The battle of Shiloh, The battle of Vicksburg, The derangement of Sherman, The siege of Vicksburg, the Vicksburg campaign, Ulysses S. Grant, US Civil War, US history, William T. Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman
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Roosevelt and Remington: The Cowboy and the Sculptor
Theodore Roosevelt was an unlikely cowboy. Frederic Remington was an unlikely sculptor of the West. Roosevelt the Cowboy Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)was a wealthy New Yorker by birth and upbringing. A nearsighted and asthmatic child, he overcame much of his frailty … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged "The Broncho Buster", American history, Century Magazine, Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, Frederic Remington, Frederic Remington sculptor, Frederic Remington western artist, history, Presidential history, Remington's Broncho Buster, Sagamore Hill, The Rough Riders, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakotas, Theodore Roosevelt's childhood, TR, TR and the Rough Riders, TR in the Dakotas
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Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Davis: A Healing Friendship
Two Civil war icons, one North, one South, finally met in old age, and became friends. Varina Davis: The Confederate Queen Varina Davis (1826-1905) first appeared on a national stage when she was eighteen and recently married to Congressional widower … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged "Grant's Memoirs", American history, Civil War history, Confederate First Lady Varina Davis, Confederate history, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Julia Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Pulitzer, Julia Grant, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Varina Davis, White House history
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U.S. Grant: The Shiloh Tree HQ
Army Generals in the Civil War usually commandeered the best houses in the area for their Headquarters. Pittsburg Landing, TN Pittsburg Landing, TN was a small village on the Tennessee River. Control of that river, which flowed into the Mississippi, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American Civil War, American history, Battle of Shiloh, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson, General A.S. Johnston, General Albert Sidney Johnston, General Don Carlos Buell, General Grant, General Grant and General Sherman, General Sherman, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Pittsburg Landing TN, Sam Grant and Cump Sherman, The oak tree at Shiloh, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, William Tecumseh Sherman
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Martha Washington’s White House
Martha Washington died in early 1802. She had never set foot in what is known today as the White House in Washington, DC. Martha’s White House in New Kent County Martha Dandridge (1731-1802) was only seventeen when she married Daniel … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged "Rooney" Lee, Amerncan history, Arlington House, Civil War history, Daniel Parke Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, G.W. Custis, General George B. McClellan, General George McClellan, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, history, Jack Custis Washington, Martha Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis, MArtha Washington, Mary Anne Custis, Mary Custis Lee, New Kent County VA, Robert E. Lee, Robert E. Lee's son "Rooney", The New Kent white House, The Peninsula Campaign, US history
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The Lincolns and the Actors
Everyone knows about Abraham Lincoln’s brief run-in with John Wilkes Booth, but other Lincolns had life and death incidents involving theater folks. Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth came from a well regarded family of dramatic actors. His … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American actor Edwin Booth, American history, Edwin Booth, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, French Actress Sarah Bernhardt, history, John Wilkes Booth, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential families, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Sarah Bernhardt, The Lincoln assassination, The Widow Lincoln, US history
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