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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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Florence Harding And The Knife in her Back
Warren Harding’s wife was difficult, but his paramours were no picnics either! Warren the Romeo Most citizens of Marion, Ohio in the late-1880s considered Warren Gamaleil Harding one of the handsomest young men in town, plus affable and easy-to-like. When … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "The Duchess", "The Duchess" Harding, American history, Carrie Phillips, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, Florence Harding's health, FLorence Kling Harding, Harding's mistress Carrie Phillips, history, Jim Phillips, President Harding, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Marion Star, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding and Carrie Phillips, White House history
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Chet Arthur, Tiffany and the 19-Year Screen
No question about it, the White House receives a great deal of wear and tear. Chester A. Arthur: Accidental President Few people would have ever believed that Chester Alan Arthur, New York “spoilsman” politician, would ever have become President of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur
Tagged American history, Chester Alan Arthur, Chet Arthur, Early White House decor, Ellen Herndon Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James Garfield, LC Tiffany, Louis Comfort TIffany, Memorial window to Ellen Herndon Arthur, President CAA, President Chester A. Arthur, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Martin Van Buren, Presidential history, St. John's Church in Washington, Stained glass screen, the death of James Garfield, Tiffany stained glass screen, US history, White House history, White House stained glass screen
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Franklin and Eleanor: The Chasm
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a 5th cousin to Eleanor Roosevelt. The Commonalities of Childhood Descended from Dutch ancestors slightly post-Mayflower, both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelts were New York Knickerbockers, an aristocratic old-line status. Both Franklin (1882-1945) and Eleanor (1883-1961) came … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor's father Elliott Roosevelt, FDR, FDR's mother Sara Delano, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Lucy Mercer, Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Sara Delano Roosevelt, The courtship of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the family life of Eleanor Roosevelt, The family life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, 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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The Death of George Washington
George Washington died in late 1799, two months shy of his 68th birthday. The Health of George Washington Anyone who had seen George Washington a few weeks before his death would have remarked how well the General looked. They would … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Dr. James Craik, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, history, Lighthorse Harry Lee, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Revolutionary War history, Tobias Lear, US history, Washington friend James Craik, Washington physician James Craik
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Enthroned Washington: The Naked George
Thesis: Where there is art, there are art critics. Corollary: Everybody is a critic. Commemorating George Washington Statues commemorating heroes and saints, sages and scenes of glory have been around since antiquity. It was only natural that when the State … Continue reading →