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Tag Archives: history
Under This Roof: The White House and the Presidency: A Book Review
Everyone knows the White House. Everyone should know the Presidents. And the rooms themselves are a national treasure! Paul Brandus is a long time Washingtonian POTUS expert, and happily for all, a fellow who understands his audience. He does not … Continue reading
Posted in Recommended Reading
Tagged "Under This Roof", Abigail Adams, American history, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, John Adams' presidency, John Tyler's administration, Paul Brandus, Presidential history, The East Room, The Executive Mansion, The Lincoln bedroom, The State Dining Room, The White House, U.S. history, White House, White House history, William McKinley's war room, Woodrow Wilson's stroke
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Moving Mamie Eisenhower
Mamie Doud was only nineteen when she married recent West Point graduate Lt. Dwight Eisenhower. Young Army Bride Mamie’s parents, John and Elivera Doud were not happy about their daughter’s marriage. They adored Dwight David Eisenhower, and would consider … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, FIrst Lady Mamie Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, General Ike, history, Ike Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower's military life, Mrs. Ike, President Dwight Eisenhower, Presidential history, US history
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Lou Henry Hoover: The Desk Story
In 1914 when World War I began in Europe, Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover were millionaires, living in a posh London townhouse. The Millionaire Part Neither of the Hoovers were born rich. Lou’s family were solidly middle class, but hardly … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Americans stranded in London in 1914, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, First Lady Lou Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover house in Palo Alto, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential wives, White House history, World War I, World War I history
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Mrs. Keckley, “Contraband” and The Lincolns
The Civil War brought out great bitterness. It also brought out great generosity. “Contraband” Fortress Monroe, near Norfolk, VA, was a crucial center for the Union, since it commanded the Chesapeake Bay, its trade, commerce and defensive position. General Benjamin … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "Behind the Scenes", "the Negro historian", American history, Civil war "contraband", Civil War history, Contraband Relief Association, Elizabeth Keckley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, history, Lizzie Keckley, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Elizabeth Keckley, Mrs. Lincoln, Negro soldiers in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, THe Ladies' Freedmen and Soldiers Relief Association, The Lincolns, The Sanitary Commission, US history, Wendell Phillips
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The President and the Apprentice: A Book Review
The President and the Apprentice by Irvin F. Gellman is a massive and masterful book. It runs nearly 600 pages, not counting another 200 small print notes and citations. A remarkable effort. One could write pages of comments of course … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Recommended Reading
Tagged American history, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Irwin F. Gellman, President Eisenhower, Presidential history, Presidents and Vice Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, The President and the Apprentice, US history, Vice Presidential history, VP Richard Nixon, White House history
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Nabby Adams: The Mastectomy
John and Abigail Adams’ daughter underwent a mastectomy when she was forty-four. The Oldest Adams Offspring The eldest of the four surviving children of John and Abigail Adams was a daughter, named Abigail (1765-1813) and forever nicknamed “Nabby.” Somewhat withdrawn … Continue reading
Posted in John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams sister Mary Cranch, Adams' son-in-law William Smith, American history, cancer in colonial times, Dr.Benjamin Rush, history, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nabby Adams, Nabby Adams Smith, Nabby Adams' beau Royall Tyler, performing surgery in 19th century, Royall Tyler, the mastectomy of Nabby Adams, treating cancer in 19th century, US history, William Smith Adams' son-in-law
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Jane Pierce: First Lady of Sorrows
Some people are born with a melancholy gene. Like Jane Appleton Pierce. A Solemn Girl There was nothing in Jane Appleton’s (1806-63) childhood that suggested merriment. She was a New Englander, her father a Congregational minister, and strict religious observance … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce
Tagged American history, Bennie Pierce, Bennie Pierce death, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Jane Pierce, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Appleton Pierce, Jane Pierce, President Franklin Pierce, President James Polk, Presidential history, The election of 1852, the election of Franklin Pierce, US histoy, White House history
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Martha Washington’s “Disposition”
Martha Washington had very few memorable “quotes” – but one of them bears repeating. Often. Martha Washington: Correspondent When George Washington died in 1799, his distraught widow of more than 40 years systematically burned most of their correspondence. George Washington … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Daniel Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, Jacky Custis, Jane Pierce, Lady Washington, Martha Dandridge, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, Martha Washigton's first husband, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's children, Mary Lincoln, Mercy Otis Warren, Mistress Washington, Mount Vernon, Patsy Custis, Patsy Custis health, Presidential history, US history
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Frances Cleveland: The FLOTUS As Celebrity
When 49-year-old sitting president Grover Cleveland took a 21-year old bride, the country was enchanted. Frances Folsom: White House Bride New First Lady Frances Cleveland was not only young, but she was pretty. She had a nice figure, a peaches-and-cream … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Frances Cleveland, Frances Cleveland, Frances Cleveland featured in advertising, Frances Cleveland in product endorsements, Frances Cleveland's alma mater, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland's children, history, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, US history, Wells College, White House history, women's magazines of the 1880s
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Lucy Hayes and the Spectacular Dinner Service,
The White House, then and now, requires a huge amount of china place settings. The Precedents of China Formal Presidential dinner services have always been needed for formal occasions since the time of George Washington’s terms of office in New … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Lucy Hayes, Galt Jewelers, General Ulysses S. Grant, Harper's Weekly Magazine, Haviland & Company, history, Illustrator Theodore Davis, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Hayes White House china, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Norman Galt, President Hayes, President James Garfield, President Rutherford B. Hayes, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, The Reagan Dinner Service, Theodore Russell Davis, Thomas Jefferson, White House dinner services, White House Historical Association, White House history, William Seale
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