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Al Smith: The “3-P” Loss of 1928
Al: A Brief Run-Up Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) was born to Catholic immigrants in a rough neighborhood on NY’s lower East Side. He identified with his Irish forebears, but in fact, he was a mixed breed. His father was working … Continue reading
Posted in Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged Al Smith and Prohibition, Al Smith and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Alfred E. Smith, American history, Anti-Catholic feeling in the 1920s, Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, Election of 1924, Election of 1928, FDR Nominates Al Smith as the Democratic Candidate in 1924, Feather Schwartz Foster, Governor Al Smith, Herbert Hoover, history, NY Gov. Al Smith, Presidential history, Republican Candidate Hoover in 1928, The Democratic Convention of 1924, The prosperity of the 1920s, The rise of Al Smith, US history
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George Washington’s Birthplace: Pope’s Creek
Spoiler Alert: This site is a re-creation. Nevertheless… The Land Itself… Pope’s Creek, a beautifully situated tributary of the Potomac River in a still-rural and sparsely populated area of Westmoreland County, in Virginia’s Northern Neck, had been in the Washington … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Augustine Washington Jr., Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferry Farm, George Washington, George Washington as surveyor, George Washington Birthplace, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's father Augustine, George Washington's forebears, history, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Lawrence Washington, Little Hunting Creek, Mary Ball Washington, Mount Vernon, Pope's Creek VA, Presidential history, US history
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Civil War Grub: Feeding Billy Yank and Johnny Reb
“An army travels on its belly.” – Napoleon Bonaparte First…Some Numbers and Perspectives Sometimes it is difficult to comprehend plain-old numbers. Like …more than 1,000,000 Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War – and more than 600,000 Rebels. Jiggling … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcoholism among Civil War soldiers, American Civil War, American Civil War history, American history, Civil War supply lines, Coffee drinking during the Civil War, Confederate soldiers in camp, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, Hardtack, history, Raids on Civil War supply lines, The Sanitary Commission, The US census of 1860, Union soldiers in camp, US history, What Civil War soldiers ate and drank
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The Sagamore Hill-Hyde Park Connection: Part II
Mano a Mano Theodore Roosevelt’s father (Theodore Sr.) had been a nominal Whig, but once the Republican Party had formed and had promised to be viable, he became a Republican and strong admirer of Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln and the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American history, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ex-POTUS TR involved in law suit, FDR's estate at Hyde Park, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Presidential history, Republican Theodore Roosevelt, Sagamore Hill, The Hyde Park estate of FDR, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Jr, Theodore Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill, TR and FDR, US history, White House history
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Robert Todd Lincoln: The Legacy
Robert Todd Lincoln was just 21 when his father was assassinated. The Responsibility of Robert Only hours before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the President spent a little time with his oldest son, on leave from the Army following Lee’s surrender at … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln II, American history, David Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, Herbert Putnam LOC Librarian, history, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Justice David Davis, Library of Congress, Licoln Collection at the Library of Congress, Lincoln Memorial dedication, Lincoln's private correspondence, Lincoln's Assassination, Lincoln's Secretaries, Mary Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Robert Lincoln's accomplishments, Robert T. Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, the Lincoln Papers, US history, White House history
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Woodrow Wilson 1919: Savior of Europe
When the Great War ended in 1918, US President Wilson was a hero to the Allies. WW: Writer of Rules and Righter of Wrongs Many historians over the past century have alluded to Woodrow Wilson’s messianic streak. He was a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, David Lloyd George, Feather Schwartz Foster, Georges Clemenceau, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, THe example of George Washington, The Great War, The League of NAtions, US history, White House history, Wilson's Fourteen POints, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson goes to Paris Peace talks, World War 1
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Andrew Johnson: Owning His Cemetery
Andrew and Eliza Johnson AJ: The Turbulent Soul Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) always ranks in the bottom of the POTUS class. It was not always so much what he did or did not do, but more what he “was” as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Andrew Johnson's funeral, Andrew Johnson's political career, Eliza McCardle Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Martha Johnson Patterson, President Andrew Johnson, Presidential history, The Union ticket in 1864, US history, Vice President Andrew Johnson, White House history
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Herbert and Lou Hoover: Flexible Planning
Most people’s weddings are a big deal. Bert and Lou: The Non-Courtship Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) and Lou Henry (1874-1941) met at Stanford University shortly after its doors were open. They were both studying geology, he for an engineering career, and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Father Ramon Mestres, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Herbert Hoover, history, Journalist Frederick Palmer, Lou Henry Hoover, Presidential history, Prof. John Branner, Stanford Prof. Dr. William Thoburn, The early life of Herbert Hoover, The early life of Lou Henry Hoover, The Hoover Wedding, The Hoovers at Stanford, The priest who married Herbert and Lou Hoover, US history, White House history
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The Sagamore Hill-Hyde Park Relations: Part 1
Family Ties. The Common Bond Claes Maartenszen van Rosenvelt came to New Amsterdam around 1640, about the time Peter Stuyvesant was its governor. He was not a wealthy man. He did not come for religious freedom. He did not come … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Anna "Bamie" Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, FDR's father James Roosevelt, FDR's mother Sara Delano Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, Hyde Park Roosevelts, James Roosevelt, Johannes and Jacobus Roosevelt, Oyster Bay LI Roosevelts, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Sagamore Hill Roosevelts, Sara Delano Roosevelt, The Roosevelt lineage, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Senior, US history, White House history
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