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Tag Archives: President Franklin D Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Stamp Collector
The Budding Philatelist Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the only child of a middle-aged father and his much younger second wife. It had been extremely difficult for Sara Delano Roosevelt, and the doctors advised the couple that more children would … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, FDR's childhood hobby, FDR's love of geography, FDR's polio hobby, FDR's stamp collection, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt's stamp collection, history, King George V of Great Britain, King George VI of Great Britain, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential history, stamp collector FDR, stamps honoring Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the value of FDR's stamp collection, US history, White House history
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First Families of Prohibition
Five Presidential Couples lived in the White House between 1920 and 1933: The Prohibition Years. A Long Simmering Issue Of course nobody is in favor of drunkenness! And a traditionally Puritan ethic made public intoxication a cause for shame and … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Edith Galt Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Herbert Hoover, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Prohibition, The 18th Amendment, US history, White House history
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The Justice and the Presidents
OWH, JR Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior (1841-1935) was Massachusetts born into a solid and prosperous family. His father, OWH Senior was a physician and occasional poet, probably best known for the versifying part. As such, his son was attending Harvard when the Civil War … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Common Law" by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln visits Fort Stevens, American history, Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Author Jonathan Alter, Civil War General Horatio wright, Confederate General Jubal Early, Confederate General Robert E. Lee, FDR, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fort Stevens, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Oliver wendell Holmes Jr., President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., The American Civil War, The American Law review, Union General Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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FDR: Meeting on the High Seas
Every public person wishes to escape “privately” from time to time. Caveat: This does not mean to “hide” anything salacious, criminal or embarrassing. It may only mean to have the personal freedom to enjoy a good book, or a quiet … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Britishg Prime Minister Winston Churchill, FDR, FDR's mother Sara Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Isolationist America in the 1940s, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Presidential history, The Atlantic Charter, US history, White House history, Winston Churchill
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FDR 1941: The Christmas Houseguest
On December 6, 1941, the US was an isolationist country. That changed on December 7. The Storm Clouds War had been looming throughout Europe for nearly a decade. Japan had been making belligerent noises in Asia for more than a … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady History, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, National Christmas Tree Lighting, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Presidential history, The attack on Pearl Harbor, The onset of WWII, The Second World War, US history, White House guests, White House history, White House Xmas of 1941, Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill visits the USA, Winston Churchill’s personal habits
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FDR and the Lend-Lease Metaphor
It’s an old story told thousands of times, but still rings true. FDR: The President on Two Fronts In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the Democratic nomination for an unprecedented third term in office. Despite being crippled by … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, FDR and Lend-Lease, FDR's "firehose" speech, FDR's friendship with Churchill, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, King George VI, Lend-Lease, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential history, Roosevelt's Fireside Chats, the beginning of World War II, The Great Depression, the Lend-Lease program, The onset of WWII, The outlook of Franklin D. Roosevelt, US history, White House history, Winston Churchill
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FDR and Crown Princess Martha of Norway
A month before the famous visit between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and King George VI of Great Britain, the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway visited the US. The Young Norwegians In 1939, Norwegian Crown Prince Olav V and his charming … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Crown Prince Olav V of Norway, Crown Princess Martha of Norway, FDR, FDR advisor Harry Hopkins, FDR's "Look to Norway" speech, FDR's dog Fala, FDR's friendship with Crown Princess Martha of Norway, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, King Haakon VII of Norway, Norweigian Crown Prince Olav V, Norweigian Crown Princess Martha, Norweigian history, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential history, US history, White Hosue history
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Eleanor Roosevelt: The Bonus Army
In 1933, when Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt became the First Family, the Great Depression was strangling the country. The USA: 1933 After the stock market crash in October, 1929, it took some time for the economy to be seriously felt … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR, FDR advisor Louis Howe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, history, Louis Howe, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential history, The Bonus Army, The Bonus Marchers, The Civilian conservation Corps, The Great Depression, US history, White House history
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President and Mrs. Hoover at Rapidan Camp
Both Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover loved the great outdoors. The Outdoorsy Hoovers In the 1880s, when both Herbert and Lou Hoover were children transplanted to Oregon and California respectively, the Wild West was still “wild.” “Bert,” as he was … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, President Calvin Coolidge, President Dwight Eisenhower, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential retreats, Rapidan Camp, US history, White House history
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