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Tag Archives: First Ladies history
Lou Henry Hoover: The Desk Story
In 1914 when World War I began in Europe, Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover were millionaires, living in a posh London townhouse. The Millionaire Part Neither of the Hoovers were born rich. Lou’s family were solidly middle class, but hardly … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Americans stranded in London in 1914, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, First Lady Lou Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover house in Palo Alto, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential wives, White House history, World War I, World War I history
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Jane Pierce: First Lady of Sorrows
Some people are born with a melancholy gene. Like Jane Appleton Pierce. A Solemn Girl There was nothing in Jane Appleton’s (1806-63) childhood that suggested merriment. She was a New Englander, her father a Congregational minister, and strict religious observance … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce
Tagged American history, Bennie Pierce, Bennie Pierce death, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Jane Pierce, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Appleton Pierce, Jane Pierce, President Franklin Pierce, President James Polk, Presidential history, The election of 1852, the election of Franklin Pierce, US histoy, White House history
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Martha Washington’s “Disposition”
Martha Washington had very few memorable “quotes” – but one of them bears repeating. Often. Martha Washington: Correspondent When George Washington died in 1799, his distraught widow of more than 40 years systematically burned most of their correspondence. George Washington … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Daniel Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, Jacky Custis, Jane Pierce, Lady Washington, Martha Dandridge, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, Martha Washigton's first husband, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's children, Mary Lincoln, Mercy Otis Warren, Mistress Washington, Mount Vernon, Patsy Custis, Patsy Custis health, Presidential history, US history
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Frances Cleveland: The FLOTUS As Celebrity
When 49-year-old sitting president Grover Cleveland took a 21-year old bride, the country was enchanted. Frances Folsom: White House Bride New First Lady Frances Cleveland was not only young, but she was pretty. She had a nice figure, a peaches-and-cream … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Frances Cleveland, Frances Cleveland, Frances Cleveland featured in advertising, Frances Cleveland in product endorsements, Frances Cleveland's alma mater, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland's children, history, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, US history, Wells College, White House history, women's magazines of the 1880s
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Warren Harding and the Ohio Gang
The term “The Ohio Gang” is misleading. First of all, not all of them were from Ohio. Warren Harding: A Lackluster Politician Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was a lackluster fellow. His abilities were moderate, not stellar. His ambition for high … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "The Duchess", "The Duchess" Harding, American history, Charles Forbes, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, Florence Harding, Harding's Ohio Gang, Harry Daugherty, Harry M. Daugherty, history, Jess Smith, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby, Senator Albert Fall, Senator Edwin Denby, The election of 1920, The Marion Star, The Ohio Gang, The Teapot Dome scandal, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Gamaliel Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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Emilie Todd: Mary Lincoln’s Little Sister
Mary Todd Lincoln came from a huge family. There were fourteen children. Children and Steps: Mary Todd was the fourth of six children born to Robert Smith Todd and his first wife, Elizabeth Parker. She died when Mary was only … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Benjamin Hardin Helm, Confederate General Ben Helm, Elizabeth Parker, Emilie Todd, Emilie Todd Helm, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Katherine Helm, Lincoln's brother-in-law Ben Helm, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Emilie Todd, Mary Lincoln's sisters, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln's parents, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Smith Todd, The Lincoln's "Little sister", US history, White House history
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President Garfield’s Train
James A. Garfield, President for barely six months, was dying from an assassin’s bullet. Garfield: The Long Hot Summer The summer of 1881 had been one of the hottest ever remembered by Washingtonians. The temperatures soared over 90 degrees practically … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield
Tagged American history, Charles Francklyn cottage in Long Branch, Charles G. Francklyn, Charles Julius Guiteau, Elberon NJ, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Lucretia Garfield, Garfield's assassination, Garfield's train to Long Branch, history, James A. Garfield, James Garfield, James Garfield's assassination, Long Branch NJ, Lucretial Garfield, President Garfield's assassination, President James A. Garfield, Presidential history, Presidential history at Long Branch, US history, White House history
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Hillary Rodham Clinton: On the Couch
A book review. Dr. Alma Bond has done it again, penning another psychological (sort of) look at a prominent woman. This time, it is Hillary Clinton, a living person, and as such, treated with kid gloves. The Device Dr. Bond … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Recommended Reading
Tagged American history, Author Alma Bond, Dr. Alma Bond, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton: On the Couch, Hillary Rodham Clinton, history, Jackie O: On the Couch, Lady Macbeth on the Couch, Marilyn Monroe on the Couch, US history, White House history
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Mrs. Hoover’s Bad Habit: The “Surprise Supreme”
Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover started their marriage in China – with six servants. They didn’t need them, but it was customary – in China. The Mining Engineer Both Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry were graduates of Stanford University, and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Belgiam Relief in World War I, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Girl Scouts, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover during WWI, history, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover and the Girl Scouts, President Herbert Hoover, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Food Administration, The White House Surprise Supreme, US history, White House history, White House housekeeper Ava Long, World War I Belgian Relief, World War I Food Administration, WWI Belgian Relief, WWI Food Administration
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Mrs. Madison: The Most Popular First Lady Ever
Other First Ladies have been better looking, more intellectual or talented. But no one has ever been more popular. Everybody Knew Dolley Dolley Madison (1768-1849) was arguably the best known woman in the United States during the first half of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Congressman James Madison, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison the political hostess, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, George Washington, history, James Madison, Lady Washington's levees, Mrs. Madison, President James Madison, Presidential histor, The Great Little Madison, the Widow Todd, Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House history
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