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Category Archives: Theodore Roosevelt
TR: Marching With Kings
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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The White House Conservatory: The Lost Treasure
Arguably the largest of all lost White House treasures, is the Conservatory. The Greenhouse Concept Some three hundred years ago, the first greenhouse was built in Colonial America. The concept had been known in Europe for some time: to provide … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Caroline Harrison, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady Lucy Hayes, First Lady Mary Lincoln, flowers in the White House, Harriet Lane, Lucy Hayes' avant garde dinner service, Nellie Grant's White House Wedding, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President Grover Cleveland, President James Buchanan, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The Crystal Palace, The White House Conservatory, US history, White House history
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The Six FLOTUS Widows of 1947
In January, 1947, five (and maybe a “half”) widowed First Ladies were still living. Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947) Frances Cleveland was a First Lady of many distinctions. She was First Lady two separate times, during the non-consecutive terms of Grover … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Mary Dimmick Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential widows, Presidential Wife Mary Harrison, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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Theodore Roosevelt: Asthmatic
Theodore Roosevelt could arguably be the poster boy for asthmatic children. Asthma In General: Today Asthma is a medical condition that affects the lungs and airways, making breathing difficult. It can vary between a mild, occasional and annoying problem, or, … Continue reading
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Theodore Roosevelt: September, 1901
The month had started quietly enough for Theodore Roosevelt and his family. A Family Vacation Theodore Roosevelt, his wife Edith, and their six children were on a rare and well-needed family vacation in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. … Continue reading
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Buckey O’Neill, Captain of TR’s Rough Riders
Next to Theodore Roosevelt, Buckey O’Neill was the most famous Rough Rider. Buckey O’Neill: Not-So-Rough Riding No doubt about it, when Theodore Roosevelt assembled the voluntary cavalry corps nicknamed the Rough Riders, a wide assortment of men couldn’t wait to … Continue reading
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Edith Roosevelt: Raising Eagles
Edith Carow Roosevelt was a mother of six when she became First Lady in 1901. The “Other” Mrs. Roosevelt Over the past seventy-five years or more, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt has eclipsed the name of the “other” Mrs Roosevelt, her … Continue reading
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Theodore Roosevelt: Sailor and Soldier
Theodore Roosevelt, man of a zillion interests, always loved the military. TR: The Sailors’ Nephew Theodore Roosevelt was a little child during the tumultuous Civil War years. His was a well-to-do prominent New York family, but his mother, Martha (Mittie) … Continue reading
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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
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