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Tag Archives: First Lady History
Bess Truman and The Airplane
Few First Ladies were as reluctant as Bess Truman. Bess: The Reluctant Everything Bess Wallace (1885-1982) was considered outgoing and personable all the way through high school. She was a good student, an excellent athlete (a rarity at the turn … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman
Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Bess Truman's family life, Bess Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Bess Truman, First Lady History, Harry Truman, history, Margaret Truman, Mrs. Truman christens a plane, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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The Private Sorrow of Eliza McCardle Johnson
First Lady Eliza McCardle Johnson. Quick Bio on Eliza Eliza McCardle (1810-1876) was Tennessee-born and an only child. While most of the American First Ladies were middle-class gentry, if not out-and-out well-to-do, Eliza was likely the poorest of the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Johnson
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Eliza Johnson, Eliza McCardle Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Eliza Johnson, First Lady History, history, Martha Johnson Patterson, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Senator Andrew Johnson, Tennessee politician Andrew Johnson, The children of Andrew Johnson, the sons of Andrew Johnson, The sons of Eliza Johnson, US history, White House history
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Martha Washington’s Agony: Patsy Custis
When Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington, she had two little children, ages four and two. George Washington, Stepfather Martha Dandridge had married Daniel Custis when she was eighteen. Eight years later, he died, leaving his widow with a vast … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Eleanor Calvert, Eleanor Calvert Custis, Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, Jack Custis, Martha Custis Washington, Martha Parke Custis, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Patsy Custis, Patsy Custis epilepsy, Patsy Parke Custis, Presidential history, treatment of epilepsy in Colonial times, US history, Washington's stepdaughter, Washington's stepson
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Dolley Madison’s Son Payne Todd: The Final Blow
Dolley Madison’s son, Payne Todd, had always been a disappointment. Payne Todd in Brief Dolley Madison (1768-1849) had been married to John Todd, a Quaker lawyer, for three years. Then he died, leaving her with a two-year-old son. When she … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Anna Payne Causten, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's elder years, Dolley Madison's niece Anna Causten, Dolley Madison's will, Dolley Madisons's son Payne Todd, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, history, James Madison, James Madison's stepson Payne Todd, James Madison's will, John Payne Todd, Montpelier, Payne Todd, President James Madison, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history
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Nellie Taft Writes Her Memoirs
This is a sad story with a delayed happier ending. Nellie: Discovering the Ambition Helen (Nellie) Herron (1861-1943) was smart as a whip, and as ambitious as Caesar. She had the ambition to want things, and the ambition to work … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Helen Herron Taft, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, Helen Herron Taft, history, Nellie Taft, Nellie Taft's stroke, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft
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President and Mrs. Hoover at Rapidan Camp
Both Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover loved the great outdoors. The Outdoorsy Hoovers In the 1880s, when both Herbert and Lou Hoover were children transplanted to Oregon and California respectively, the Wild West was still “wild.” “Bert,” as he was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover, Presidential Sites
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, President Calvin Coolidge, President Dwight Eisenhower, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential retreats, Rapidan Camp, US history, White House history
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JQ Adams and the Honeymoon Disappointment
John Quincy Adams was a 30-year-old diplomat when he married. JQ the Diplomat John Quincy Adams was a recent graduate of Harvard College when George Washington became president in 1789. He had received an exceptional education during the 8 years he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Catherine Nuth Johnson, Diplomat John Quincy Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Joshua Johnson, JQ Adams, JQA, Louisa Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, PResident George Washington, President John Adams, Presidential history, the childhood of John Quincy Adams, US history, Vice President John Adams, White House history
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The Murder of Ida McKinley’s Brother
In 1898, First Lady Ida McKinley received shocking news. Her brother had been murdered. George Saxton, Libertine and Rake The Saxtons were one of the most prominent and wealthy families in Canton, OH. They had three children, born within three … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Anna Ehrhart George, Annie George, Canton Ohio history, Eva Althouse, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Ida McKinley, George Saxton, history, McKinley brother-in-law George Saxton, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The murder of George Saxton, The Saxton house in Canton OH, US history, William McKinley
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Mary Todd Lincoln and Henry Clay
In 1832, Mary Todd was thirteen years old; Henry Clay was about to challenge Andrew Jackson for the Presidency. Ellerslie and Ashland Ellerslie Plantation, about three miles from Lexington, KY, was the ancestral home of the Todd family, named for … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Ellerslie Plantation, Emilie Todd Helm, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, Henry Clay's Ashland plantation, history, Mary Lincoln's father Robert S. Todd, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's sister Emilie Todd, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential wives, Robert Smith Todd, The Todd family plantation, US history, White House history
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Eleanor Roosevelt: The Red Cross Uniform
Eleanor Roosevelt begged to visit the soldiers in the Pacific. The Red Cross Uniform Circa WWI The American Red Cross, begun following the Civil War, had its antecedents in Europe even before the Civil War. Clara Barton had been a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged "Bull" Halsey, admiral Halsey, Admiral William H, American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Red Cross, Eleanor Roosevelt visits WW2 hospitals, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady History, Halsey, history, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Franklin Roosevelt, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Red Cross Uniforms in WW!, Red Cross Uniforms in WW2, US history, White House history
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