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Tag Archives: Abigail Fillmore
Millard Fillmore: The Insecure Politician
Millard Fillmore, 14th President, had little illusion about his own capabilities. The Struggling Farm Boy Millard Fillmore (1800-74) was the son of a minister-farmer, living not far from Buffalo, NY. Ministers are seldom rich, and farming is iffy at … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Congressman Millard Fillmore, Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, Millard Fillmore, President James K. Polk, President Millard Fillmore, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Compromise of 1850, The Whig Party, Thurlow Weed, US history, Vice President Millard Fillmore, White House history, William Seward
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The Three Forgotten FIRST LADIES
Following Dolley Madison, there was a big gap in the role of the First Lady Elizabeth Monroe was a reclusive woman by nature, and her grown daughter was a snobbish substitute. Louisa Adams was in chronic poor health; her husband … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, James Monroe, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, Abigail Powers Fillmore, American history, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Appleton Pierce, Jane Pierce, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Louisa Adams, MArgaret Smith Taylor, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Presidential history, Sarah Polk, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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First Ladies of Indisposition
Between 1849 and 1857, the three First Ladies of the United States were, in their individual ways, indisposed in the true meaning of the word: they did not have the disposition to perform the highly visible social duties that were … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Bennie Pierce, Bennie Pierce death, Betty Blair, creating White House Library, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Pierce, Jane Pierce tragedy, Margaret Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, White House library, Zachary Taylor
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