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Category Archives: Woodrow Wilson
The Abysmal Health of Woodrow Wilson
If his health history had been known in 1912, Woodrow Wilson might never have been nominated. The White House Physician: Cary T. Grayson Shortly after President Woodrow Wilson took the oath of office in 1913, there was a luncheon for … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Ellen Axson Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Ellen Wilson, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, US history, White House history, Wilson's history of strokes, Wilson's personal physician, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's health, Woodrow Wilson's health history
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VP Thomas Marshall and the Flag
Thomas Marshall is one of the unknown and generally disregarded Vice Presidents….but… About Tom Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) was an attorney, and like James Madison, diminutive in stature – perhaps only 5’2 or 3”. An Indiana Hoosier, he gravitated … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Asst. Sec. of the Navy F.D. Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, Indiana Governor thoas Marshall, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, The Vice Presidency, US history, Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, VP Thomas Marshall, Wilson's VP Marshall
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FLOTUS Ellen Wilson: American Impressionist
While many First Ladies displayed some artistic gifts, Ellen Wilson was arguably the most talented. Ellen Axson: Child to Woman Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914) was bookended by war: Born just as the American Civil War was about to start, dying … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American Impressionists, American women artists, Ellen Axson, Ellen Axson Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Ellen Wilson, Florence Grisold Museum, Governor Woodrow Wilson, history, Lyme Summer school of Art, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, The Art Students' League, US history, White House history, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson at Princetown University, Woodrow Wilson Birthplace and Library
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Ellen Wilson’s Great Sadness
Ellen Axson came from a family prone to severe melancholy. Ellen Axson: Family Caretaker Ellen Axson (1860-1914), was born in Georgia, just as the Civil War was beginning. From earliest childhood, she showed a decided talent for art, but family … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Edward Axson, Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, Ellen Axson Wilson, Ellen Axson's family, Ellen Wilson's brother Eddie Axson, Ellen Wilson's brother Stockton Axson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Jane Pierce, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Stockton Axson, US history, White House history, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's brother-in-law Eddie Axson
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The White House Nellie Weddings
White House Weddings Before Ulysses S. Grant was even born, there had been weddings in the White House. During James Madison’s administration, Dolley Madison’s widowed sister married her second husband, Thomas Todd. Some years later, James Monroe’s daughter Maria Hester … Continue reading
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Tagged Algernon Sartoris, American history, Dolley Madison, Eleanor Randolph Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Ellen Wrenshall Grant, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Family history, Grant son-in-las Sartoris, history, James Madison, James Monroe, Jessie Woodrow Wilson, John Adams II, John Quincy Adams, Julia Grant, Maria Hester Monroe, Nell Wilson McAdoo, Nellie Grant, Nellie Grant Sartoris, President Grant, President U.S. Grant, President Woodrow Wilson, Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Weddings in the White House, White House history, White House weddings, William G.McAdoo, Woodrow Wilson
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The Stewardship of the Second Mrs. Wilson
“Steward” was the word that Edith Bolling Wilson used to describe herself during the last 18-months of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, when he suffered a crippling stroke. Edith Bolling Wilson: A Conspiracy Theory? Modern historians, freed by the distance of a … Continue reading
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Tagged "the first woman president", American First Ladies, American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Bolling Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Wilson, First World War, history, Joseph Tumulty, League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Thomas R. Marshall, US history, Vice President Thomas Marshall, White House history, Wilson physician Cary Grayson, Wilson secretary Joseph Tumulty, Wilson VP Marshall, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's stroke, World War I
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The Death of the First Mrs. Wilson
One of the most underrated First Ladies of the 20th century is the intelligent, gentle and multi-talented Ellen Wilson – Woodrow Wilson’s first wife. Ellen Axson: Georgia Peach The life of Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914) was bookended by war: Born … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Ellen Axson, Ellen Axson Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, First Lady Ellen Wilson, First Lady History, history, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Paintings by Ellen Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, the accomplishments of Ellen Wilson, The art of Ellen Wilson, the first Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, White Hosue history, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's family
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Woodrow and Edith Wilson: Honeymooners
The widowed Wilson married the widowed Mrs. Galt only eight months after they had met. The Wilsons: A New First Couple The morning of December 16, 1915, Woodrow Wilson was a happy man. Aides said the new bridegroom was whistling … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith, Edith Bolling Galt, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Galt, Edith Wilson, Edith Wilson Red Cross volunteer, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Great War, The Second Mrs. Wilson, White House history, Wilson's doctor, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's health, World War I
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The Year of Four First Ladies: 1860-1861
Two First Ladies born in a year is unusual; three is rare. Four is extraordinary. Four First Ladies Are Born Between 1860 and 1861, four little girls were born who eventually would marry men who became Unites States Presidents. One … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged "The Duchess", Edith Carow, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, Edith Roosevelt, Ellen Axson Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Florence Harding, Florence Kling DeWolfe, FLorence Kling Harding, Helen Herron, Helen Herron Taft, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Warren G. Harding, Mrs. Warren Harding, Mrs. William H. Taft, Mrs. William Howard Taft, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Nellie Taft, Presidential wives, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson Proposes to Edith Galt
President Woodrow Wilson proposed to the Widow Galt only two months after they met. The Wilson Secret Engagement Woodrow Wilson had adored his wife of thirty years, and was understandably devastated and depressed when she died, only fifteen months after … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, President Wilson, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Second Mrs. Wilson, The Second Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, The Wilson Wives, Wilson's second marriage, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson marries, Woodrow Wilson's engagement
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