Tag Archives: President William McKinley

Robert T. Lincoln: Witness to Assassinations

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

When Robert Lincoln was nearly sixty, he vowed never again to meet a President of the United States. He was a prominent man with an iconic name. Meeting and greeting Presidents was a given. But he let it be known … Continue reading →

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Garret A. Hobart : The First “Modern” Veep

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Few people realize how history might have been changed but for the death of Garret A. Hobart Garret Hobart: The Unknown Running-Mate Garret Augustus Hobart (1844-1899), born and raised in New Jersey, educated at Rutgers University, was a prominent attorney, … Continue reading →

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