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Tag Archives: First Ladies
GW: The Very First New Year’s Day Reception
George Washington held the first New Year’s Day Reception at the President’s House in New York. New York: 1790 The weather was unseasonably balmy January 1, 1790. The doors and windows were opened wide and throngs of well wishers and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Dutch New Year’s traditions, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, John Adams, MArtha Washington, New Netherlands, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Second Lady Abigail Adams, The Anglo-Dutch Wars, The Dutch in New York, The President’s House in New York, US history, Vice President John Adams, White House history, William and Mary
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JQA: The First Trip to Russia
John Quincy Adams was fourteen years old and incredibly bright. First…Naming Rights It has been fashionable lately to name one’s offspring as if it came out of a Scrabble box. But for centuries many people considered it a time-honored tradition … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Franklin, Catherine the Great, Charles Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, Francis Dana, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams, John Adams II, John Adams in Holland, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Quincy Adams in 1778, Linguistic skills of John Quincy Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Presidential history, US history
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Abigail Adams: The Shining Moment
AA: Revolutionary Patriot With her husband some 400 miles away in Philadelphia trying to create an independent nation from 13 disassociated colonies with all their inherent problems, needs, quibbles, and disparate personalities (including his own), Abigail Adams voraciously consumed the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams opinion about slavery, Abigail Adams opinions about education, Abigail and John Adams, Abigail Smith Adams, Alexander Pope, American history, “Lysistrata”, ”Remember the Ladies”, British Author Daniel Defoe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Greek dramatist Aristophanes, history, John Adams, John Adams and the Continental Congress, Mercy Otis Warren, Mercy Warren, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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The Miracle of Dorchester Heights 1775-6
It was pivotal. It was bold. It was a colonial victory. It was never a battle. Boston, Massachusetts There is little doubt that Boston was the cradle of the American Revolution. In the 1760s, when Great Britain began imposing various … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, British General William Howe, Dorchester Heights, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Fort Ticonderoga, General George Washington, George Washington, Henry Knox, history, King George III, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The American war of Independence, The Battle of Bunker Hill, the battles of Lexington and Concord, The Boston Tea Party, the cannons at Fort Ticonderoga, The FIrst Continental Congress, The Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress, The siege of Boston
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Harry Truman: Recognizing Israel 1948
Harry Truman was not a popular president in his own time. Disdain for Harry Harry S Truman (1884-1972) was a midwestern farm boy with neither pedigree, education, money or talent to recommend him. Having served commendably as Captain Harry in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Chaim Weizmann, Eddie Jacobson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, HST friend Eddie Jacobson, Madge Wallace, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Rabbi Yitshak Herzog, The creation of Israel, The Holocaust, US history, VP Harry Truman, White House history, Zionist Movement
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John Adams Goes to Congress
Lawyer Adams John Adams was never a wealthy man, and never would be – at least compared to his fellow Founding Fathers like Washington or Jefferson. Or John Hancock or Benjamin Franklin. When he married at 29, he had become … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams brother William Smith, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Adams and the Continental Congress, John Adams' diary, John Hancock, President John Adams, Presidential history, Robert Treat Paine, Samuel Adams, The Boston Tea Party, The committees of Correspondence, The FIrst Continental Congress, Thomas Cushing, US history, White House history
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Martha Washington’s Secretary
A Lady’s Secretary In the 18th century, a “secretary” was also a synonym for a writing desk. Also, in the 18th century, communication between individuals (if not spoken) was via pen and paper. Specifically quill pen, ink and handcrafted paper. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged 18th century desk accoutrements, American history, Comte de Moustier, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, George Washington, George Washington's correspondence, George Washington's desk, history, Martha Parke Custis Peter, Martha Washigton's correspondence, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's desk, Martha Washington's grandaughter, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, US history
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Dolley Madison, Alass, Alass
The Quaker Girl Dolley Payne (1768-1849) was born into a family who had converted to the Quaker religion. Like many who “choose” their faith, her father was strict in his observances. Dolley wore the Quaker gray gowns and bonnets, no … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Franklin, Congressman James Madison, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison and Philadelphia boarding house, Dolley Madison as a Quaker, Dolley Madison's father John Payne, Dolley Madison's first husband, Dolley Payne, Dolley Payne Todd, Elderly Benjamin Franklin, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, James Madison, John Todd Esq., Senator Aaron Burr, US history
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Millard Fillmore: The Insecure Politician
Millard Fillmore, 14th President, had little illusion about his own capabilities. The Struggling Farm Boy Millard Fillmore (1800-74) was the son of a minister-farmer, living not far from Buffalo, NY. Ministers are seldom rich, and farming is iffy at … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Congressman Millard Fillmore, Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, Millard Fillmore, President James K. Polk, President Millard Fillmore, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Compromise of 1850, The Whig Party, Thurlow Weed, US history, Vice President Millard Fillmore, White House history, William Seward
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Abigail Smith: Becoming Mrs. Adams
Abigail: Third Generation Abigail Smith Adams, born in 1744, was already the third generation born in Massachusetts Bay. If her forebears didn’t come on the Mayflower, they surely followed along on some later “midsummer flower.” They were all Englishmen (and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams parents, Abigail and John Adams, Abigail Smith, Abigail Smith Adams, American history, Courtship of John and Abigail Adams, education of Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Quincy Smith, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Adams, First Lady History, history, John Adams, President John Adams, Presidential history, Rev. William Smith, siblings of Abigail Adams, US history
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