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Tag Archives: history
Robert E. Lee at the Crossroads
April 9, 1865 was only the beginning of a difficult time in the life of Robert E. Lee. The Surrender It was a horrible day for General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). He has been famously quoted as preferring to … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Appomattox Court House, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Plantation, Civil War history, Confederate history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Lee, General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Mary Anne Custis Lee, President Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, The American Civil War, The Army of Northern Virginia, The assassination of Lincoln, the Confederate Army, the great-grandaughter of Martha Washington, US history
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Thomas Jefferson’s Merry Party
Thomas Jefferson was a sophisticated gentleman, not usually associated with rudeness, but… President Jefferson’s Hosting Attitudes Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) had grown up in a time and place of elegance and form. As a young student at William and Mary, he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged "pell-mell", Ambassador Anthony Merry, Ambassador's wife Elizabeth Merry, American history, British Minister Anthony Merry, Dolley Madison, early Washington DC, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington's Secretary of State, history, James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, THomas Jefferson's entertaining style, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln: The Last Sad Years
In late 1880, Mary Lincoln, no longer able to live on her own, left Europe and returned to live with her sister in Springfield, Illinois. She was sixty-one. The Widow Lincoln in Exile When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, history, Lewis Baker, Lincoln brother-im-law Ninian Edwards, Lincolniana, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln in Europe. Feather Schwartz Foster, Mary Lincoln's great-nephew Lewis Baker, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ninian Edwards Jr, Robert Lincoln, The Widow Lincoln, US history
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Benjamin Harrison and the Washington Centennial. And Me.
The 100th anniversary of George Washington’s Inaugural Centennial in New York City was a very big deal. The Inauguration of George Washington George Washington was elected unanimously and with no opposition. Everyone was enthusiastic about the new President of the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, George Washington
Tagged 1889 Centennial Parade in New York City, American history, Benjamin Harrison, Benjamin Harrison in New York City, Centennial of Washington's Inauguration, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, Mount Vernon, NY Governor George Clinton, President Benjamin Harrison, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, The inauguration of George Washington, US history, Washington's Inauguration, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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John Hay, TR and Lincoln’s Hair
John Hay had just graduated from Brown University when he met Abraham Lincoln. Hay and Lincoln John Hay (1838-1905) was the nephew of Milton Hay, an Illinois attorney and friend of Abraham Lincoln, nominated in 1860 as the Republican candidate … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's hair, American history, Asst. Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, Benjamin Harrison, Charles Francis Adams, Civil Service Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Adams, history, John Hay, John Nicolay, Lincoln secretary John Hay, Lincoln's hair encased in a ring, Lincoln's White House, Nicolay and Hay, President Benjamin Harrison, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Sagamore Hill, Secretary of State John Hay, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural, US history, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, White House history
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An FDR White House Christmas
For twelve years, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt occupied in the White House and spent more Christmas holidays there than any other first family. Strictly Roosevelt Traditions Some holiday traditions are more or less universal. Then, of course, there are those … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Christmas in the White House, Eleanor Rooseelt's Christmas book, Eleanor Roosevelt, Fala the FDR dog, FDR, FDR's dog Fala, FDR's estate at Hyde Park, FDR's family, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady History, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential Christmas traditions, Presidential history, The forge at Val-Kill, US history, Val-Kill, White House Christmas gifts, White House history
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Ike ’52: The Best known Candidate of All
Dwight David Eisenhower was past 60 when he ran for President in 1952. Ike: Boy to Man There is virtually nothing in the early years of Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) that would point to the glories of his maturity. He … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged "I Like Ike", American history, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisehnower, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Bernard Montgomery, General Charles deGaulle, General Dwight Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, General George C. Marshall, General George Patton, General Ike, history, Ike and NATO, Ike Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Ike, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, President of Columbia University, Presiential history, Secretary of War George C. Marshall, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, The Eisenhower family, the Invasion of Europe, US history, White House history, Winston Churchill
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James Madison’s Romantic Lesson
James Madison, a bachelor of 43, had a history of romantic disappointment. The Non-Imposing Jemmy Madison James Madison (1751-1836) was a man of small physical stature, anywhere between 5′ and 5’6″ tall, depending on which sources you espouse. But no … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Colonia history, Congressman James Madison, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's first husband, Dolley Madison's friend Eliza Lee, Dolley Payne Todd Maidison, Eliza Lee, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, James Madison, John Payne Todd, PResident George Washington, President Washington's Private Address to Mistress Todd, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, The Great Little Madison, the Widow Todd, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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Calvin Coolidge Jr.: A Life Cut Short
The death of any child before his time is a devastating blow to the parents. Mortality Even into the 20th century, infant and child mortality were extremely high. With primitive pre-natal, obstetric or pediatric care and little attention to basic … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge Jr on tobacco farm, Calvin Coolidge Jr., death of Calvin Coolidge Jr, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, Grace Coolidge, history, John Coolidge, Jr., Mayor Coolidge of Northampton MA, President Calvin Coolidge, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Presidential son Calvin Coolidge Jr, US history, VP Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, White House history
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William Tecumseh Sherman: Grant’s Perfect Lieutenant
William Tecumseh Sherman, frequently considered the first “modern” general, was above all, the indispensable lieutenant to Ulysses S. Grant. Sherman Meets Lincoln William T. Sherman (1820-1891), Ohio born and bred, was orphaned as a child and foster-raised by the politically … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged "Cump" Sherman, American history, Civil War history, General Grant, General Sherman, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Sherman commands Army of Tennessee, Sherman marches through Georgia, Sherman takes Atlanta, Sherman's March to the Sea, The battle of Pittsburg Landing, The battle of Shiloh, The battle of Vicksburg, The derangement of Sherman, The siege of Vicksburg, the Vicksburg campaign, Ulysses S. Grant, US Civil War, US history, William T. Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman
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