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Tag Archives: Henry Clay
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
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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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Sarah Polk’s Memoirs
First Lady Sarah Childress Polk lived to be nearly ninety. Miss Childress of Tennessee Sarah Childress (1803-1891) was born to a comfortable Murfreesboro, Tennessee family, not long after it had joined the Union. Her Presbyterian father was a planter and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk
Tagged "The Memorials of Sarah Childress Polk", American history, Anson and Fanny Nelson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Sarah Polk, Generall Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, history, James Knox Polk, Polk Neighbors Anson and Fanny Nelson, President James Knox Polk, Presidential history, Sarah Childress Polk, Sarah Polk, Sarah Polk biographers Anson and Fanny Nelson, Speaker of the House Polk, Tennessee Governor Polk, US history, Vice Presidential candidate Polk, White House history
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William Henry Harrison: The Big Lie
The “log cabin and hard cider” persona associated with William Henry Harrison was not only a myth, it was an out and out fabrication. Berkeley’s FFV: William Henry Harrison (1772-1841) was born at Berkeley Plantation, one of Virginia’s oldest estates … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, William Henry Harrison
Tagged "Grouseland", American history, Benjamin Harrison VI, Berkeley Plantation, Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Harrison, Feather Schwartz Foster, FFVs, First Families of Virginia, General William Henry Harrison, George Washington, Henry Clay, history, John Adams, Log cabin and hard cider, Martin Van Buren, political campaign of 1840, President Andrew Jackson, The Battle of the Thames, The Battle of Tippecanoe, The War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson, US history, William Henry Harrison, William Henry Harrison and log cabin campaign, william Henry Harrison as Governor of Indiana, William Henry Harrison Governor of Ohio Territory
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The Assassination Attempt on Andrew Jackson
Political assassination has been around since Biblical times, if not longer. Andrew Jackson: Public Figure Andrew Jackson had been in the public eye since he was in his early twenties. As a Tennessee lawyer, planter, speculator, horseracer, duelist and legislator, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, Nifty History People
Tagged "Old Hickory", American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson as assassination target, Assassination attempt by Richard Lawrence, Attorney Francis Scott Key, Feather Schwartz Foster, Francis Scott Key, General Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, history, Jackson and the Bank of the United States, Jackson foe Henry Clay, Jackson foe John C. Calhoun, Jackson's attempted assassination, John C. Calhoun, President Andrew Jackson, Presidential history, Richard Lawrence assassin, US history, Whig Senator George Poindexter, White House history
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John Quincy Adams: When The People Cheered
John Quincy Adams was a brilliant man of many substantive accomplishments. Popularity was not one of them. JQA: A Spectacular Upbringing By the time John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was twenty-one, he was arguably the most cosmopolitan man of his generation … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Louisa Catherine Adams, Henry Clay, history, John Adams, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, JQA, Louisa Catherine Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, President James Monroe, President John Quincy Adams, Presidential history, Secretary of State JQ Adams, The character of John Quincy Adams, The Presidential Campaign of 1824, US history, White House history, William Crawford
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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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