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Dusting Off Franklin Pierce
The Basic Pierce Facts Franklin Pierce (1804-69), Democrat from New Hampshire, was a dark horse nominee, elected President in 1852. It took 49 Ballots to put him on the ballot, which was an exhausting exercise for the convention attendees. Few … Continue reading
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First Ladies of Indisposition
Between 1849 and 1857, the three First Ladies of the United States were, in their individual ways, indisposed in the true meaning of the word: they did not have the disposition to perform the highly visible social duties that were … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Bennie Pierce, Bennie Pierce death, Betty Blair, creating White House Library, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Pierce, Jane Pierce tragedy, Margaret Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, White House library, Zachary Taylor
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