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Tag Archives: First Lady History
Florence Harding: The Poison Rumor
Spoiler alert! She didn’t do him in! The Death of Harding When President Warren G. Harding died unexpectedly in August, 1923, the country was sincerely shocked and saddened. The people liked and thought well of him. The fact that he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "The Strange Death of President Harding", American history, Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady FLorence Harding "Duchess" Harding, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Gaston B. Means, Harry M. Daugherty, history, Nan Britton, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, The President's Daughter, The Teapot Dome scandal, US history, Warren G. Harding
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The Three Forgotten FIRST LADIES
Following Dolley Madison, there was a big gap in the role of the First Lady Elizabeth Monroe was a reclusive woman by nature, and her grown daughter was a snobbish substitute. Louisa Adams was in chronic poor health; her husband … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, James Monroe, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, Abigail Powers Fillmore, American history, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Appleton Pierce, Jane Pierce, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Louisa Adams, MArgaret Smith Taylor, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Presidential history, Sarah Polk, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Mary Lincoln and the Seed Pearls
No question abut it, Mary Lincoln liked nice stuff! The Well-Born Miss Todd Miss Mary Todd (1818-1882) was born into what might be called Lexington, Kentucky aristocracy. At birth, she was already 3rd generation Lexingtonian. The Todds had done well … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, history, Lincoln's inauguration, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, the Lincoln house in Springfield, Tiffany & Company, US history, White House history
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The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant
Unknown until the 1970s, Julia Grant wrote her memoirs. The Iconic General Grant By the time Julia Dent Grant decided to put pen to paper, she was an old lady – at least by 1890 standards. She was in her … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Dent Grant, First Lady Julia Grant, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant's autobiography, Mark Twain and General Grant, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Ulysses Grant's Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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The Death of FLOTUS Caroline Harrison
The election of 1892 was another Presidential rematch. The Rematch Election Sitting Republican President Benjamin Harrison was poised to seek a second term – against Democratic ex-President Grover Cleveland, who held the position from 1885-9. Grover Cleveland was generally well … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Harrison, Caroline Harrison, Caroline Harrison and the DAR, Caroline Scott Harrison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Caroline Harrison, First Lady History, Grover Cleveland, history, President Benjamin Harrison, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, The election of 1888, The election of 1892, The health of Caroline Harrison, US history, White House history
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Frances Cleveland: The Wedding Gown
Grover Cleveland came to the White House with a secret. Grover Cleveland’s Secret At 49 years old, Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was a lifelong bachelor. Nearly 300-pounds on his 5’9” frame, he was the heaviest President up to that time … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Frances Folsom, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland's secret engagement, history, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, US history, White House history, White House wedding
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Grace Coolidge at the Confluence
No one could have been more surprised by the 1920 Republican convention than Grace Goodhue Coolidge. The Beginning of Fame The nomination of Warren G. Harding was a surprise to the country. Choosing a Vice Presidential candidate was an afterthought. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady History, Grace Cooliodge in the Political Arena, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, John Coolidge, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, the early years of Grace Coolidge, The popularity of Grace Coolidge, US history, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, White House history
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William Howard Taft: Illness in The Philippines
After the War With Spain, the remnants of its empire fell into our hands. The USA as an Empire By and large, most people in the United States were extremely lukewarm about inheriting Spanish colonies following the mercifully short Spanish … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William Howard Taft, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Governor Taft of the Philippines, Helen Herron Taft, history, Judge William Howard Taft, Nellie Taft, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The US acquires The Philippines, unrest in the Philippines in 1900, US history, William Howard Taft, William Howard Taft abcess, William Howard Taft health history
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Lucy Hayes and the WCTU Portrait
First Lady Lucy Hayes was considered the embodiment of the “New Woman.” But was she? Lucy Hayes: The Old Fashioned Girl Lucy Ware Webb (1831-79) was Ohio born, and half-orphaned by the time she was two. Her mother, Maria Webb, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Artist Daniel Huntington, Cincinnati Wesleyan Female College, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lucy Hayes, history, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Webb Hayes, Mary Clemmer Ames, Portrait artist Daniel Huntington, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, The First Ladies, The WCTU, US history, Washington Journalist Mary Clemmer Ames, White House history, Women's Christian Temperance Union
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Florence Harding: The Lost Decade
Florence Harding was a woman with deep secrets. Florence Kling: Lonely, Angry Girl Florence Kling (1860-1924) was born to Amos Kling, a middle-class businessman in Marion, Ohio, just as the Civil War was getting underway. She was eldest, with two … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged American history, Amos Kling, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Florence Harding's divorce, Florence Harding's first husband, Florence Harding's son, Florence Kling, Florence Kling DeWolfe, Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, Henry "Pete" DeWolfe, history, Louisa Bolton Kling, Marshall Eugene DeWolfe, Newspaper publisher Warren Harding, Presidential history, Warren Harding, White House history
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