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Tag Archives: history
Dolley Madison: The Recipe Swap
Just as the Madison parlor was always full, so was their dining table. The Early Madison Years When the young widow Dolley Payne Todd became Mrs. James Madison in 1794, their first two years were spent in Philadelphia, then … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Author Catherine Allgor, Catherine Allgor, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison and ice cream, Dolley Madison's entertaining style, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, Historian Catherine Allgor, history, James Madison, President James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Madison, US history, White House history
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Hodgenville: The First Lincoln Memorial
More than a decade before the magnificent temple dedicated to the memory of the 16th President was built in Washington, DC… The Birth Place…ish … a fine new-classical Greek temple was designed, built and dedicated to house the birthplace and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Presidential Sites
Tagged 16th President Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, Alfred Dennet, American history, Architect John Russell Pope, Birthplace of Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Hodgenville KY, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William H Taft, Rev. James Bigham, Robert Lincoln, The Lincoln Farm Association
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Chester Alan Arthur in Hiding
When Chester Alan Arthur was named as Republican VP candidate in 1880, no one was more surprised than he was. CAA: A Brief Run-up. Very brief, in fact. Chet Arthur had never been elected to anything before. The New York … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Charles Guiteau, Charles J. Guiteau, Charles Julius Guiteau, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James A. Garfield, NY senator Roscoe Conkling, President Chester Alan Arthur, President James A. Garfield, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, the assassination of Garfield, The Presidential campaign of 1880, trial of Charles Guiteau, US history, Vice President Chester Alan Arthur, Vice Presidential history, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge: A Fish Story
Calvin Coolidge was a man of limited interests. The Private Mr. Coolidge There is a story that at some point, Calvin Coolidge was asked what his hobbies were. He replied, “I run for office.” Throughout his youth, there is no … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Col. Edmund Starling, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grover Cleveland, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, President James Knox Polk, President Warren Harding, Presidential fishermen, Presidential history, Secret Serviceman Edmund Starling, Senator James Reed, Senator William Borah, US history, White House history
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James Garfield Goes to Congress
…with a little help from President Lincoln. Maybe. JAG: A Brief History Ohio born James Garfield (1831-81) had a very unpromising start in life. His father died when he was two, with little to leave the family. His mother later … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, James Garfield
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Shiloh, Civil War history, Congressman James A. Garfield, Feather Schwartz Foster, Geauga Academy, General Don Carlos Buell, General James Garfield, Hiram College, history, James A. Garfield, James Garfield, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, US history, White House history, Williams College
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Theodore Roosevelt Takes the Plunger
One would be hard pressed to find a more adventuresome POTUS than Theodore Roosevelt. The Young Fella Theodore Roosevelt became President suddenly. He had been a reluctant candidate for Vice President under William McKinley in 1900, but the McKinley-Roosevelt ticket … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, American history, Chester W. Nimitz, early submarine design, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, history, Leonardo DaVinci, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Sagamore Hill, Submarine Hunley, Submarine Plunger (SS2), Submarine Shark, Submarine Turtle, submarines, Theodore Roosevelt, Travel in the 19th century, Travel in the early 20th century, US history, US naval history, US submarines
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The Monroe Plateau
…Arguably the second oldest permanent possession of the White House… The Return of the White House Shortly after Dolley Madison “rescued” the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington (the oldest possession) in 1814, British soldiers torched the White House, as … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, George Washington, James Monroe, Martin Van Buren
Tagged American history, Dining at the White House, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Washington, history, James Monroe, Monroe Plateau, President Andrew Jackson, President James Monroe, President Martin Van Buren, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, The Monroe Plateau, The White House, US history, White House history
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The Washington Monument and The Pope’s Stone
The Washington Monument took more than 40 years to build. Planning the Monument As one might expect, circa 1832 Congress planned to commemorate the man whose name became the nation’s capital. Dozens of ideas were proposed and debated. The arguments … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, George Washington, James K. Polk, Presidential Sites, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Building the Washington Monument, Chester Alan Arthur, Dolley Madison, Donations of stones for the Washington Monument, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, James K. Polk, Pope John Paul II replaces the Pope's stone, Presidential history, The Pope's Stone for the Washington Monument, The Washington Monument, US history, Washington DC history, Washington history
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John Quincy Adams and Anne Royall
The curmudgeon and the public nuisance: an odd couple. John Quincy Adams When John Quincy Adams became President in 1825, there were few who could match his stellar credentials: A cosmopolitan European education, Harvard graduate, legislative appointments and a long … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Anne Royall, Author John Forney, books by Anne Royall, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, JA anecdotal history, John Quincy Adams, Journalist Anne Royall, JQ Adams, JQ Adams swims in the river, President John Quincy Adams, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln, Good Neighbor
Stories about Mary Lincoln’s “difficult” personality abound; stories about her good deeds and genuine generosity are less common. Miss Todd of Lexington, KY Mary Todd of Lexington, KY had lived in Springfield, IL since 1837. For five years, she made … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Presidential Sites
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's children, American history, Charles Dallman, Dr. William Wallace, Edward Baker Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Harriet Dallman, history, Lincoln neighbors Mr. and Mrs.. Dallman, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Lincoln's sons, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, The Lincolns of Springfield IL, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, William Wallace Lincoln
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