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Tag Archives: First Ladies
Mary Lincoln’s Rivals
Thirty year old Harriet Lane enjoyed a hugely popular tenure as de facto First Lady in the late 1850s. Her social leadership was as successful as her Uncle James Buchanan’s political administration was a flop. When First Lady-to-be Mary Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Grant, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, General Grant, Harriet Lane, history, James Buchanan's niece, Julia Grant, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. General Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Salmon P. Chase, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Ike and Mamie’s First House
Mamie Doud was only nineteen when she married Second Lt. Dwight D. Eisenhower, recently graduated from West Point. The Eisenhower Bride and Groom While Mama and Papa Doud adored Ike, and would consider him their “son” for the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged "Crusade in Europe", American history, Dwight D. Eisenhowere, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, FIrst Lady Mamie Eisenhower, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, General Ike, history, Ike as NATO chief, Ike Eisenhower, Ike's Gettysburg farm, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower, Mrs. General Eisenhower, Mrs. Ike, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Presidential history, The Eisenhower farm at Gettysburg, the family life of Ike and Mamie, US history, White House history
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Young Herbert Hoover’s Best Career Move
The story of Herbert Hoover is a true Horatio Alger story. Poor boy makes good through his own pluck and hard work. And a little bit of help along the way. The Making of an Engineer Herbert Hoover was an … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, early career of Herbert Hoover, Education of Herbert Hoove, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry, Lou Henry Hoover, Mining engineer Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Stanford University, US history, White House history
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Mrs. Madison: The Widow Dolley
The widowed Dolley Madison spent the last decade of her life in poor finances, but rich in friendships. The Legacy of James Madison James Madison was eighty-five years old when he died, frail, nearly blind from cataracts, but mentally alert. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, history, James Madison, James Madison's Constitutional Congress diaries, Madison stepson Payne Todd, Montpelier, Payne Todd, President James Madison, Presidential history, White House history
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Mrs. Adams, Dr. Physick, and Her Unmentionable Problem
Louisa Catherine Adams: A Brief Medical History Louisa Catherine Adams (1775-1852), London born and Paris educated, was raised to be exactly what she would become: a perfect consort for a man of distinction. John Quincy Adams was the US minister … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Dr. Philip Physick, Dr. Philip Syng Physick, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Louisa Adams, history, John Quincy Adams, Louisa Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Mrs. John QUincy Adams, nineteenth century surgery, Philip Syng Physick, Thomas Johnson, US history
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Louisa Adams and the Jackson Ball
In 1824, James Monroe, our last Founding Father(ish) was retiring. His Cabinet was a virtual nursery for a new generation poised to take over. The Players and the Playing Field: 1824 Leading the field for the election of 1824, was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady Louisa Adams, General Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, history, James Monroe, John C. Calhoun, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, Louisa Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, President John Quincy Adams, Presidential history, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, The Battle of New Orleans, The Jackson Ball, White House history, William Crawford
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The Washington Dancing Classes
Dancing was a vital social skill in colonial times. Children were taught at an early age. Martha and George Washington: Dancers George Washington was considered an excellent dancer by all who knew him, and he enjoyed it even into his … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Colonia dancing schools, colonial dancing classes, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, Jacky Custis, Lady Washington, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's children, Martha Washington's grandchildren, Patsy Custis, PResident George Washington, US history
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Florence Harding and The Veterans
After World War I, thousands of wounded soldiers were crowding into Washington hospitals. Florence Harding would be a regular visitor. Florence Kling Harding: Lonely Wife Florence Harding never had a strong maternal instinct. An early and disastrous elopement left her … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "The Duchess" Harding, American history, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, Florence Harding, FLorence Kling Harding, history, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Marion Star, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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Grace and Calvin Coolidge on the Farm
President Calvin Coolidge loved to take his wife with him on Presidential out-and-abouts. She was pretty, she was stylish, and she had an impish humor. She was enormously popular. President and Mrs. Coolidge Calvin Coolidge was arguably the most sexist … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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Lucy Hayes and the Laced Oranges
Lucy Hayes has gone down in history as “Lemonade Lucy” for banning spirits in the White House – but did people find a way around it? The Spirits of ‘76 The election of 1876 was one of the most … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Disputed election of 1876, Election of 1876, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Lucy Hayes, history, Lemonade Lucy, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Webb Hayes, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford Hayes, Samuel B. Tilden, Samuel Tilden, WCTU, White House history, White House oranges, Women's Christian Temperance Union
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