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Tag Archives: Presidential entertaining
George Washington and the Presidential Salary
George Washington was not born to wealth. GW: The Gentry Background George Washington (1732-99) was born to a solid middle class gentry family. His father, Augustine Washington, had been married previously, fathered two sons and a daughter, was widowed, and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Colonial history, Daniel Parke Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, history, Martha Dandridge, Martha Dandridge Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential entertaining, presidential expenses, Presidential history, Presidential salaries, US history
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The Monroe Plateau
…Arguably the second oldest permanent possession of the White House… The Return of the White House Shortly after Dolley Madison “rescued” the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington (the oldest possession) in 1814, British soldiers torched the White House, as … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, George Washington, James Monroe, Martin Van Buren
Tagged American history, Dining at the White House, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Washington, history, James Monroe, Monroe Plateau, President Andrew Jackson, President James Monroe, President Martin Van Buren, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, The Monroe Plateau, The White House, US history, White House history
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President Grant and the First State Dinner
The first sovereign of a foreign country to be hosted at a White House State Dinner was the King of the Sandwich Islands – in 1874. State Dinners From the beginning of the United States as a nation, elegant dining … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, David Kalakaua, Dining at the White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Dolley Madison, George and Martha Washington, Grant hosts the King of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaiian history, history, Johyn and Abigail Adams, King David Kalakaua, Mark Twain, President and Mrs. Grant, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grant, President James Buchanan, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, the Gilded Age, The Sandwich Islands, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, US state dinners, White House history
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Mrs. Hoover’s Bad Habit: The “Surprise Supreme”
Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover started their marriage in China – with six servants. They didn’t need them, but it was customary – in China. The Mining Engineer Both Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry were graduates of Stanford University, and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Belgiam Relief in World War I, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Girl Scouts, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover during WWI, history, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover and the Girl Scouts, President Herbert Hoover, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Food Administration, The White House Surprise Supreme, US history, White House history, White House housekeeper Ava Long, World War I Belgian Relief, World War I Food Administration, WWI Belgian Relief, WWI Food Administration
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