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Tag Archives: history
JQ Adams and the Honeymoon Disappointment
John Quincy Adams was a 30-year-old diplomat when he married. JQ the Diplomat John Quincy Adams was a recent graduate of Harvard College when George Washington became president in 1789. He had received an exceptional education during the 8 years he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Catherine Nuth Johnson, Diplomat John Quincy Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Joshua Johnson, JQ Adams, JQA, Louisa Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, PResident George Washington, President John Adams, Presidential history, the childhood of John Quincy Adams, US history, Vice President John Adams, White House history
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Abraham Lincoln and the Leg Cases
Abraham Lincoln had very little military knowledge when he became Commander-in-Chief. Lincoln’s Military Experience… …was next to nothing in 1861 when he became President. Thirty years earlier, as a young man, he volunteered with some New Salem fellows to fight … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Benjamin F. Butler, Civil War history, Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Benjamin Butler, history, Lincoln in the Black Hawk War, Lincoln's "Leg Cases", Military Discipline in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history, William C. Davis
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The Murder of Ida McKinley’s Brother
In 1898, First Lady Ida McKinley received shocking news. Her brother had been murdered. George Saxton, Libertine and Rake The Saxtons were one of the most prominent and wealthy families in Canton, OH. They had three children, born within three … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Anna Ehrhart George, Annie George, Canton Ohio history, Eva Althouse, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Ida McKinley, George Saxton, history, McKinley brother-in-law George Saxton, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The murder of George Saxton, The Saxton house in Canton OH, US history, William McKinley
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Harry Truman’s Mother-in-Law From Hell
Harry Truman was always an outspoken man who never minced words, but… Madge Wallace …Margaret Gates Wallace (1862-1952), called Madge from childhood, was perhaps the only exception. Madge was the spoiled daughter of midwesterners George and Elizabeth Gates. George Gates … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's father David Wallace, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, David Wallace, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Bess Truman, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, Madge Gates Wallace, President Harry S Truman, Presidential history, US history, US Presidents, White House history
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George Washington’s Farewell to His Officers
“An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by an ass.” The Quote and the Sentiment The quote about asses (donkeys) and lions is frequently attributed to George Washington, but it is … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, American history, Col. Benjamin Tallmadge, Edmund Randolph, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, General James Braddock, George Washington, George Washington's aides, Henry Knox, history, Nathaniel Green, Presidential history, Samuel Fraunces, Tench Tilghman, The American Revolution, The American war of Independence, The Fraunces Tavern, The Treaty of Paris, US history, Washington's Farewell Dinner
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The Six FLOTUS Widows of 1947
In January, 1947, five (and maybe a “half”) widowed First Ladies were still living. Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947) Frances Cleveland was a First Lady of many distinctions. She was First Lady two separate times, during the non-consecutive terms of Grover … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Mary Dimmick Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential widows, Presidential Wife Mary Harrison, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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Understanding Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was the quintessential New Englander: quiet, determined, and living a well ordered life. Meet Calvin Coolidge: The Man Behind the Myth In 1960, more than 25 years after Coolidge’s death, a small volume of essays about him was … Continue reading
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Tagged "Meet Calvin Coolidge", "Silent Cal", American history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge Northampton Mayor, Calvin Coolidge's Secretary Herman Beaty, Coolidge the local politician, Coolidge the New Englander, Coolidge's youth, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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The Abysmal Health of Woodrow Wilson
If his health history had been known in 1912, Woodrow Wilson might never have been nominated. The White House Physician: Cary T. Grayson Shortly after President Woodrow Wilson took the oath of office in 1913, there was a luncheon for … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Ellen Axson Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Ellen Wilson, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, US history, White House history, Wilson's history of strokes, Wilson's personal physician, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's health, Woodrow Wilson's health history
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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
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
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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The Funeral of Dolley Madison: End of an Era
On July 19, 1849, the largest funeral procession ever held in Washington DC till that time, commemorated the life and death of its most popular resident. The Venerable Mrs. Madison Dolley Payne Madison was 81 when she died on July … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Hamilton, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, George Washington, history, James Monroe, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, MArtha Washington, Patrick Henry, President James Madison, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The death of Dolley Madison, The Founding Fathers, the influence of Dolley Madison, the last years of Dolley Madison, Thomas Jefferson, White House history
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