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Tag Archives: Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson and the Cheshire Cheese
Cheese Practically all cultures include cheese (no pun intended). It basically an offshoot of milk, whether from a cow, a sheep or a goat, etc. to include the curd. As one would expect, the different animal milk produces different types … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Andrew Jackson’s cheese, Baptist preacher John Leland, Cheshire MA sends a cheese to Jefferson, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, John Adams, President Andrew Jackson, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Reverend John Leland, The 12th Amendment, the election of 1800, The republican cheese, Thomas Jefferson, Transporting the Berkshire Cheese to Washington, US history, Vice President Aaron Burr, White House history
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New York: Mother of VEEPS
New York can boast being home to ELEVEN Vice Presidents! The Old Guys… In the early days of our country, a geopolitical balance between the President and Vice President was considered important – at least in vote-getting accommodation. With only … Continue reading
Posted in Chester Arthur, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Chester Alan Arthur, Daniel Tompkins, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Clinton, history, James Sherman, Levi P. Morton, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, Vice Presidential history, VP Aaron Burr, VP Chester Alan Arthur, VP Daniel Tompkins, VP George Clinton, VP James Sherman, VP Levi P Morton, VP Martin Van Buren, VP Millard Fillmore, VP Nelson A. Rockefeller, VP Theodore Roosevelt, VP William Wheeler, William Wheeler
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The Connection of Aaron Burr and Martin Van Buren
People love a good scandal true or false – but especially if it involves peccadilloes. Aaron Burr (1756-1836) Aaron Burr had an interesting, if volatile and suspect career. In more than 250 years, he has attracted an assortment of partisans … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Martin Van Buren, Nifty History People
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Eliza Jumel Burr, Feather Schwartz Foster, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, history, Martin Van Buren, President Martin Buren, Presidential history, The early years of Martin Van Buren, The Little Magician, The Red Fox of Kinderhook, The Sly Fox of Kinderhook, Theodosia Provost Burr, US history, Vice Presidential history, Vice Presidet Aaron Burr, White House history
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George Clinton: VP 4 and Maybe 5
Everyone knows John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, VPs 1 and 2. Some know Aaron Burr, VP 3. But George Clinton? George Clinton’s Qualifications George Clinton (1739-1812) was a New Yorker from upstate, considered among our Founding Fathers (perhaps minor, but … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Clinton NY Governor, George Washington, history, James Madison, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, NY Governor George Clinton, Presidential history, the election of 1800, the election of 1804, the election of 1808, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Vice President George Clinton, Vice Presidential history, White House history
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Tippecanoe and Lincoln: Coalitions
In 1804, the office of Vice President devolved into one of geopolitical accommodation. Geopolitical Accommodation: After the tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in the Presidential election of 1800, Aaron Burr became Vice President, according to the premise that … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, John Tyler, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson, William Henry Harrison
Tagged Aaron Burr, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President William Henry Harrison, Presidential history, The Democratic-Republicans, The election of 1840, The National Republicans, The Republican Party, The Union Party of 1864, The Whig Party, Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, US history, VP Aaron Burr, VP Andrew Johnson, VP Hannibal Hamlin, VP John Tyler, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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James Madison’s Romantic Lesson
James Madison, a bachelor of 43, had a history of romantic disappointment. The Non-Imposing Jemmy Madison James Madison (1751-1836) was a man of small physical stature, anywhere between 5′ and 5’6″ tall, depending on which sources you espouse. But no … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Colonia history, Congressman James Madison, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's first husband, Dolley Madison's friend Eliza Lee, Dolley Payne Todd Maidison, Eliza Lee, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, James Madison, John Payne Todd, PResident George Washington, President Washington's Private Address to Mistress Todd, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, The Great Little Madison, the Widow Todd, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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William R. King: The VEEP Who Never Was
The office of Vice President was merely an afterthought to our Constitution’s founders. It was so insignificant that for nearly 39 years(!), the office remained empty. The Early VEEPS For the first twelve years of the USA being the USA, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, American Vice Presidents, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James Buchanan, John Adams, John C. Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, The election of 1852, Thomas Jefferson, US history, US Vice Presidents, Vice President William R> King, Vice Presidential history, Vice Presidents, VP William R. King, William Henry Harrison, William rufus DeVane King, Zachary Taylor
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