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Bess Truman: The Family Secret
Few First Ladies hated the position more than Bess Truman. Bess Truman becomes First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s example was daunting enough for anyone, but for Bess Wallace Truman, all she wanted was to go in a completely different direction: Back … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's father David Wallace, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Bess Truman, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, Madge Wallace, Mrs. Harry Truman, Presidential wives, The White House, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln’s Last Love: Lewis Baker
The widow of Abraham Lincoln was a pathetically lonely woman, with no one to love and no one to love her. Mary Lincoln: The Lonely First Lady Despite a large family of siblings-and-halves, by her own admission, Mary Todd Lincoln’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Bellevue House, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, Lewis Baker, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln great-nephew, Mary Lincoln in sanitarium, Mary Lincoln's last days, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ninian Edwards, Presidential wives, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, The Widow Lincoln
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The Tragedy of Tad Lincoln
When you think about it, Tad Lincoln’s short life was truly a tragic one. Tad Lincoln: The Early Years Thomas Lincoln, nicknamed Tad from the start, was the fourth and last child born to Abraham and Mary Lincoln. It did … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Lincoln's son Tad, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln in Europe, Mary Lincoln's son Tad, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, Tad Lincoln in Europe, Tad Lincoln puberty, Tad Lincoln's adolescence, Tad Lincoln's education, Tad Lincoln's speech defect, the Lincoln Children, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, White House children, White House history
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Varina Davis: Queen of the South
In 1861, Mrs. Jefferson Davis was hailed as the First Lady of the Confederacy. Today she is virtually unknown. Varina Howell Davis: The Early Years Even though Varina (pronounced Va-REE-na) Howell (1826-1906) was born and raised in Natchez, Mississippi, her … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Belvoir in Biloxi MS, Civil War history, Confederacy, Confederate First Lady, Confederate First Lady Varina Davis, Confederate history, Confederate States, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady of the Confederacy, First Lady of the South, Fortress Monroe, history, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Pulitzer, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, President Franklin Pierce, U.S. Civil War, Varina Davis, Varina Davis son Joe Davis, Varina Howell Davis, White House of the Confederacy
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Lincoln vs. Davis: A Paper Debate
For 150 years, historians have evaluated the presidential performance of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Historians usually side with the winners, and Lincoln wins in a walk. The Lincoln-Davis’ Experience Qualifications By resume, Jefferson Davis had the huge advantage. Born … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's leadership, American history, Confederate history, Confederate States of America, Davis, education of Jefferson Davis, education of Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis' leadership, Leadership qualifications of Jefferson Davis, Leadership qualifications of Lincoln, Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential leadership, Resume of Abraham Lincoln, Resume of Jefferson Davis, US history
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Charles Julius Guiteau: Garfield’s Assassin
The old history books claim that the assassin of President James A. Garfield was a disgruntled office seeker – but was that really the case? President James Garfield was assassinated in July, 1881, but the trial of Charles Julius Guiteau … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Assassination of Garfield, Charles Guiteau, Charles Julius Guiteau, Chester Alan Arthur, disgruntled office seeker, Dissatisfied office seeker, Election of 1880, history, James Garfield, President James Garfield, Presidential history, trial of Charles Guiteau, US history, White House history
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The Senior Theodore Roosevelt
Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt, the icon of Mt. Rushmore, was a Junior? Theodore Roosevelt (1831-76) was descended from a long line of Dutch New Yorkers who settled along the Hudson not long after the Pilgrims planted roots in … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Newsboys Lodging House, Presidential fathers, Presidential history, presidential parents, Teddy Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Sr., Theodore Roosevelt's father, TR's father, US history
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The Two Mary Lincolns Disaster
It was inevitable. Mary Todd Lincoln, mother-in-law, and Mary Harlan Lincoln, daughter-in law… Mary Lincoln Meets Mary Harlan When the Lincolns came to Washington in 1861, they became acquainted with Senator and Mrs. James Harlan, Republicans of Iowa. In due … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, history, Mary HArlan Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's daughter-in-law, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Robert Lincoln, Presidential wives, Robert Lincoln, Robert Lincoln's wife, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history
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Winnie Davis: The Daughter of the Confederacy
Varina Anne Davis was a tragic story from the start. Winnie Davis’ First Years “Little Pie Cake” as she was called for the first year of her life, entered the world in June, 1864, the second daughter and sixth child … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American Civil War, American history, Beauvoir, Civil War history, Confederate history, Confederate States of America, Daughter of the Confederacy, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fortress Monroe, Fred Wilkinson, history, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis daughter, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, The Daughter of the Confederacy, US history, Varina Anne Davis, Varina Davis, Winnie Davis
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Mary and Robert Lincoln: A Family Tragedy
The Widow Mary would have a tenuous and tragic relationship with her son Robert Lincoln for the remaining years of her life. The Family Situation Abraham Lincoln died without a will, thus his estate would be shared equally by Mary, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's estate, American history, Bellevue Place, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Mary HArlan Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln insanity trial, Mary Lincoln the widow, Mary Lincoln's daughter-in-law, Mary Lincoln's fiances, Mary Lincoln's widowhood, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential wives, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, US history
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