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Tag Archives: First Ladies
Edith Roosevelt: Raising Eagles
Edith Carow Roosevelt was a mother of six when she became First Lady in 1901. The “Other” Mrs. Roosevelt Over the past seventy-five years or more, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt has eclipsed the name of the “other” Mrs Roosevelt, her … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Roosevelt, American history, Archie Roosevelt, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Edith Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady History, history, Kermit Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential families, Presidential history, Quentin Roosevelt, Sagamore Hill, Ted Roosevelt, Ted Roosevelt Jr., The Roosevelt children, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's children, TR, US history, White House history
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FLOTUS McKinley: White House Invalid
Many historians claim William McKinley would have been a far greater president had he not been so distracted by his invalid wife. Ida McKinley: Candidate’s Wife Shortly before the 1896 election, William and Ida McKinley celebrated their Silver Anniversary. More … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Diplomatic protocol, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady duties, First Lady History, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady McKinley donates slippers, history, Ida McKinley, Ida McKinley's crocheted slippers, McKinley alters protocol, McKinley's assassination, McKinley's Silver Anniversary party, Mrs. McKinley, President William McKinley, Presidential history, US history, White House history, William McKinley, William McKinley's wife
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Dolley Madison’s Merry Party
The position of Secretary of State is the country’s premier diplomatic post. James Madison and the Merrys Anthony Merry was the first British Minister Plenipotentiary (considered Ambassador) sent to the United States. He and his uber pretentious wife Elizabeth were … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged Ambassador Anthony Merry, American history, Anthony and Elizabeth Merry, British Minister Plenipotentiary Anthony Merry, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, James Madison, Madison home Montpelier, Margaret Bayard Smith, Mrs. James Madison, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Secretary of State James Madison, Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin, US history, White House history
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Unusual For Their TIme: On the Road With America’s First Ladies, Vol 1: A Book Review
Andy Ochs has written an extremely unique book. It is part historical-ish, part biographical-ish, part memoir-ish, part travelogue-ish – and completely delightful! Contracted to film C-SPAN’s First Ladies series in 2014-15, the author-cum-camera toured the country visiting the homes, birthplaces … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Ochs, Andy Ochs, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies man
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The Lincolns and the Actors
Everyone knows about Abraham Lincoln’s brief run-in with John Wilkes Booth, but other Lincolns had life and death incidents involving theater folks. Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth came from a well regarded family of dramatic actors. His … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American actor Edwin Booth, American history, Edwin Booth, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, French Actress Sarah Bernhardt, history, John Wilkes Booth, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential families, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Sarah Bernhardt, The Lincoln assassination, The Widow Lincoln, US history
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Ellen Wilson’s Great Sadness
Ellen Axson came from a family prone to severe melancholy. Ellen Axson: Family Caretaker Ellen Axson (1860-1914), was born in Georgia, just as the Civil War was beginning. From earliest childhood, she showed a decided talent for art, but family … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edward Axson, Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, Ellen Axson Wilson, Ellen Axson's family, Ellen Wilson's brother Eddie Axson, Ellen Wilson's brother Stockton Axson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Jane Pierce, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Stockton Axson, US history, White House history, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's brother-in-law Eddie Axson
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Dolley Madison’s Wednesday Squeezes
It did not start out to be a major event – but it became the benchmark of Washington society for nearly two decades. Washington 1801: Martha Washington and Abigail Adams, were both in their late fifties when they became First … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged Abigail Adams, American First Ladies, American history, Catherine Allgor, Dolley Madison, Entertaining at the White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, Historian Catherine Allgor, history, James Madison, MArtha Washington, Mrs. Madison, President James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, White House history
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Bess Truman’s First Press Conference
Few First Ladies were more reluctant to be in the public eye than Bess Truman. Mrs. Truman becomes FLOTUS Late in the afternoon of April 12, 1945, Bess Truman (1885-1982) received a phone call from her husband. There was a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman
Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's mother, Chief Justice Harlan Stone, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Bess Truman, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady History, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman becomes President, history, Madge Gates Wallace, Madge Wallace, Mrs. Harry Truman, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry S Truman, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, White House history US history
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The Death of Warren Harding
With the possible exception of John F. Kennedy, no president’s death generated more speculation and controversies than that of Warren G. Harding. The President Dies On August 2, 1923, the country was stunned when the news came over the telegraph … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "Doc" Sawyer, American history, Dr. Charles Sawyer, Dr. Joel T. Boone, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady History, Florence Harding, FLorence Kling Harding, Harding's mistress Nan Britton, history, homeopathic doctors, Nan Britton, President Warren Harding, presidential deaths, Presidential history, The death of Warren Harding, The Marion Star, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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First Lady Nellie Taft and the CSO
Helen Herron Taft had two passions in her life. First and foremost was politics. Then came music. Nellie Taft: Musician and Politician Piano lessons was practically a given in most nineteenth century middle-class families. Of course, then as now, not … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Annie Taft, Charles Phelps Taft, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Feather Schwartz Foster, Federation of Woman's Clubs, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Founding the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Helen Herron Taft, history, Lucy Hayes, Mrs. William Howard Taft, Nellie Taft, President Benjamin Harrison, President Rutherford B. Hayes, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rutherford B. Hayes, Solicitor General Taft, the "CSO", The Taft family, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft, Woman's Clubs
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