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Tag Archives: American history
The Adams Sorrow: The Second Generation
John Quincy Adams was never a teetotaler. The eldest son of John and Abigail could even be considered a heavy drinker. The Second Adams Generation Having spent his formative years in the great capitals of Europe, John Quincy Adams … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams
Tagged American history, Charles Francis Adams, Death of George Washington Adams, Diplomat John Quincy Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Louisa Adams, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams II, John Quincy Adams, JQ Adams, JQA, Louisa Adams' niece Mary Hellen, Louisa Catherine Adams, Mary Hellen Adams, Presidential history, The family of JQ Adams, US history, US Presidents, White House history
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Andrew Jackson and The Peggy Eaton Affair
Andrew Jackson came to Washington wearing a mourning band. His beloved wife Rachel had died only weeks before his inauguration in 1829. Jackson believed his sixty-one-year old wife was killed by the poisoned arrow of slander and calumny. (That she … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Margaret Eaton, Peggy Eaton, Peggy O'Neale TImberlake, President Andrew Jackson, Presidential history, Rachel Jackson, Senator John Eaton, the Peggy Eaton Affair, the Petticoat Affair, US history, VP John C. Calhoun, White House history
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“Prince” John Magruder: Confederate Showman
John B. Magruder was the Confederacy’s master showman whose tactics have gone down in history as the best flim-flam of the Civil War. John Bankhead Magruder: Virginia Soldier John Bankhead Magruder (1807-1871) was Virginia born and raised, University of Virginia … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Civil War, Civil War Battle of Yorktown, Civil War history, Civil War Siege of Yorktown, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, General John B. Magruder, General Joseph E. Johnston, Geprge McClellan, history, John B. Magruder, John Magruder's maneuvers in Yorktown, Joseph E. Johnston, McClellan's Peninsula Campaign, Peninsula Campaign, US Civil War, US history
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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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
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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Alice Roosevelt: TR’s Little Girl
The woman who would become the “other Washington Monument” had a tragic early childhood. Alice Lee Roosevelt: The Early Years Alice Lee Roosevelt (1884-1981) was born on February 13, 1884. The following day, February 14, her mother, also an Alice … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged "Alice Blue", "The other Washington Monument", Alice Lee, Alice Lee Rosevelt, Alice Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt as First Daughter, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American history, Anna Roosevelt Cowled, Auntie Bye Roosevelt, Edith Carow, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Nicholas Longworth, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's sister Anna, TR's children, TR's daughter Alice, TR's first wife, TR's first wife Alice Lee, White House history
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The “Romance” of Calvin and Grace Coolidge
Calvin and Grace Coolidge had a unique relationship, helped in no small part by their mutually wonderful senses of humor. When former First Lady Grace Coolidge was a widow, a reporter requested an interview. Genial by nature, Mrs. Coolidge was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge becomes VP, Clarke School for the Deaf, Coolidge, Coolidge humor, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, The marriage of Calvin and Grace Coolidge, The popularity of the Coolidges, VP Calvin Coolidge, White House history
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Lincoya: Andrew Jackson’s Indian Son
Andrew Jackson, Indian fighter, with no love lost on his enemies, adopted a Creek Indian baby and raised him as his own. Andrew Jackson: Becoming the General At age forty, Andrew Jackson had been a major figure in Tennessee for … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson's children, Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Creek Indian Wars, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, General Andrew Jackson, history, Jackson's adopted son Lincoya, Lincoya Jackson, Nashville, President Andrew Jackson, Rachel Jackson, Rachel Jackson's children, The Hermitage, US history, War of 1812
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Mrs. Harding and Mrs. McLean
For fifty years, Florence Kling Harding was a lonely woman, with few, if any, real friends. The Embattled Duchess Florence Kling (1860-1924) was the daughter of Marion, Ohio’s wealthiest and nastiest businessmen. His tyrannical ways resulted in Florence’s youthful escape … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "The Duchess", Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American history, Carrie Phillips, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady FLorence Harding "Duchess" Harding, Florence Harding, FLorence Kling Harding, history, Ned McLean, Nicholas Longworth, President Harding, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren Harding, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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Destiny of the Republic: A Book Review
Its subtitle, “A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President” says it all. The Assassination of James A. Garfield Shooting a President, his lingering death, unbelievably incompetent doctors and a deranged assassin makes for a fine and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield, Recommended Reading
Tagged Alexander Graham Bell, American history, Candice Millard, Charles Guiteau, Chester Alan Arthur, Destiny of the Republic, Dr. D. Willard Bliss, Feather Schwartz Foster, Garfield's assassin, Garfield's assassination, history, James A. Garfield, President Garfield, President James A. Garfield, President James Garfield, Presidential assassinations, US history, Vice President Chester Alan Arthur, White House history
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Mary Lincoln’s Tablecloth: A Metaphor
In an apt metaphor, Mary brought the tablecloth and the good dishes to the Lincoln table. Mary Lincoln is unquestionably a divisive figure. She was divisive in her own time, and nearly two centuries later, remains so. People either … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, IL, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's education, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd's family, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the Lincoln house in Springfield, Todd objections to the Lincoln marriage, US history, White House history
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