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Tag Archives: First Lady Frances Cleveland
The Great White Jail
“The White House is the finest prison in the world.” Harry S Truman. The White House Paradox The White House, or the Executive Mansion, is undoubtedly the finest residence the country has to offer the President of the United States, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Calvin Coolidge, Chester Arthur, George Washington, Grover Cleveland, Harry S Truman, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant, William Howard Taft
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Chester Alan Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady History, Frances Folsom Cleveland, George Washington, Grover Cleveland, Harry Truman, history, James Buchanan, John Adams, Julia Grant, MArtha Washington, Presidential families, Presidential history, The Executive Mansion, The White House, US history, White House history
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Frances Cleveland: Saturday
Frances Folsom Cleveland was only 21 when she became First Lady. The Young FLOTUS-To-Be Frances Folsom (1864-1947) was the total antithesis of her husband, sitting President Grover Cleveland. She was young (he was 49), slim and trim (he weighed in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison's Wednesday evenings, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady History, First Lady receptions, Frances Folsom, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, history, Martha Washington's levees, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, US history, White House history, White House receptions
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Grover Cleveland and the Abscessed Tooth Decision
Grover Cleveland always resented media intrusion. The Return of Cleveland Just about all historians rate Cleveland’s second go-round (1893-7) as far less successful than his first. Mr. and Mrs. C. returned to the White House with a baby and another … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Frances Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland friend E.C. Benedict, Grover Cleveland jaw cancer, Grover Cleveland's distrust of the media, history, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, The second term of Grover Cleveland, The secret surgery of Grover Cleveland, The yacht "Oneida", US history, VP Adlai E Stevenson, White House history
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The Six FLOTUS Widows of 1947
In January, 1947, five (and maybe a “half”) widowed First Ladies were still living. Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947) Frances Cleveland was a First Lady of many distinctions. She was First Lady two separate times, during the non-consecutive terms of Grover … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Mary Dimmick Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential widows, Presidential Wife Mary Harrison, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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The First Ladies and the Doorman
Jerry Smith spent 35 years as a White House factotum, in a variety of positions. The Scant Basics About Jerry Jeremiah Smith was a free Negro, born in Anne Arundel County, MD in 1835. Very little is known of him, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady Julia Grant, history, Jeremiah Smith, President Theodore Roosevelt, White House bodyguard Col. William Crook, White House doorman Jerry Smith, White House employee Jerry Smith, White House footman Jerry Smith, White House history, White House Official Duster Jerry Smith
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Grover Cleveland, Commuter
The Presidency has always come with very nice housing. Free. Presidents’ Residence By the time a President is elected, he is mature, established in a profession, and at least of middle class means. Some of our early POTUSes had magnificent … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Presidential Sites
Tagged "Red Top", American history, Cleveland estate "Red Top", Cleveland estate "Woodley", Cleveland estate Oak Hill, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady History, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, history, James Buchanan, John Quincy Adams, Oak Hill, President Grover Cleeland, Presidential history, Presidential home "Red Top", The White House, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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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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Chasing Grover Cleveland in 1886
History would come to regard Grover Cleveland as one of our most tight-lipped Presidents. The secrecy surrounding his nuptials would rank high on that list. President Cleveland: Affianced for a Year When Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was inaugurated in 1885, he … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Deer Park Lodge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Cleveland, First Lady Frances Cleveland, Frances Folsom, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, history, President Cleveland marries, President Cleveland's Honeymoon cottage, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, US history, Wells College, White House history, White House weddings
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