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Tag Archives: First Ladies
POTUS Harding and the Camping Trip
The President’s Angsts By his own admission, Warren G. Harding was ill-equipped to be President. He stated many times (usually to private friends), that he was unqualified for the post. He did not lie. His experience as a newspaper publisher … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "The Vagabonds", American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford, history, John Burroughs, Mrs. Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, The talents of Warren Harding, Thomas Edison, US history, Warren G. Harding
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Woodrow Wilson. Dr. Grayson. Edith. And Golf.
For Medicinal Purposes At his inaugural luncheon at the White House, the new President Woodrow Wilson had occasion to meet naval physician Dr. Cary Grayson, and invited him to become his personal physician. A few days later, when Grayson gave … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Col. Edmund Starling, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith Galt, Edith Galt Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Helen Bones, history, Presidential history, the death of Ellen Wilson, The Great War, US history, White House history, White House Secret Service agent Starling, Wilson cousin Helen Bones, Wilson doctor Cary Grayson
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U.S. Grant and the Wildflowers
Ulysses S. Grant was a true case of still waters running deep. The Young Romantic Hiram Ulysses Grant (his name at birth) was an amalgam of both his parents: the tenacity of his father and the taciturnity of his mother. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, Presidential history, the courtship of Ulysses and Julia Grant, The Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant, The War with Mexico, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White Haven, White House history
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John Tyler and the American Beethoven
An invitation to perform at the White House is a coup! It looks very good on ones resume! The American Beethoven Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781-1861), was a Bohemian-born American composer. Born to a prosperous Czech family, he came late to … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Anthony Philip Heinrich, Composer Anthony Philip Heinrich, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, FLOTUS Julia Tyler, FLOTUS Letitia Tyler, history, John Tyler, Music in the White House, President John Tyler, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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First Families of Prohibition
Five Presidential Couples lived in the White House between 1920 and 1933: The Prohibition Years. A Long Simmering Issue Of course nobody is in favor of drunkenness! And a traditionally Puritan ethic made public intoxication a cause for shame and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Galt Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Herbert Hoover, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Prohibition, The 18th Amendment, US history, White House history
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William Howard Taft and the Supreme Court Building
While two Presidents served in the Legislative Branch post-presidentially (JQ Adams and Andrew Johnson), only one ex-POTUS served in the Judiciary. Cincinnati Patrician Politician William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was Cincinnati-born to a prosperous Ohio transplanted family with a strong Republican … Continue reading
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Tagged Alphonso Taft, American history, Charles Phelps Taft, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, former President William Howard Taft, history, President William H Taft, Supreme Court Justice William Howard Taft, The Supreme Court, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft, William Howard Taft and Yale
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Archie Roosevelt’s Christmas Surprise
Christmas a la Roosevelt Few White House families were as robust and open for fun as Theodore Roosevelt, his wife, six children and a slew of pets. Nevertheless, very few stories, articles or even anecdotes are about how the TR’s … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Franklin Pierce, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Archie Bullock Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt, Christmas at the White House, Christmas trees in the White House, Edith Carow Roosevelot, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Gifford Pinchot, history, Journalist Robert Lincoln O’Brien, President Benjamin Harrison, President Franklin Pierce, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, The “White House Gang”, The Roosevelt children, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s children, TR’s son Archie, US history, White House history
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The Lincoln Men: Father and Son
Lincoln’s upbringing was indeed the “annals of the poor.” But How Poor? They were definitely not rich, but two generations prior to Abraham Lincoln’s arrival, the Lincoln’s were comfortably fixed, and well regarded by their peers and neighbors. Originally from … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Lincoln grandfather Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln stepbrother John D. Johnston, Lincoln' father Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston, Mordecai Lincoln, Presidential history, Sarah Bush Johnston, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House history
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Boat Heist
Theodore Roosevelt’s time in the Dakota Badlands was some of the most pivotal experiences in his life. Why The Badlands? Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was a New York patrician born with many advantages: wealth, a loving family, huge intellect, even huger … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Bill Sewell, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Presidential history, The Dakota Badlands, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt chases boat thieves, Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakotas, Theodore Roosevelt pal Bill Sewell, Theodore Roosevelt pal Wilmer Dow, TR in North Dakota, TR in the Badlands, US history, Wilmer Dow, Young TR
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Margaret Taylor: Army Wife
“She was just as much a soldier as I was.” – Zachary Taylor Margaret Mackall Smith …long forgotten by history, Margaret Smith was a Mackall on her mother’s side. They were a prominent Maryland family, whose distaff members were said … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Richard Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, history, MArgaret Smith Taylor, Mrs. Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The War with Mexico, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor, Zachary Taylor’s family
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