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Tag Archives: Presidential history
Grover Cleveland: The Media Loathe-Affair
The press never disliked Grover Cleveland…but The Beginning of Loathe …Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), prior to, during, and after his presidency, positively loathed the “ghouls of the press” as he called them. A very conservative Democrat, Cleveland was urged by citizens … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Cleveland's White House wedding, Feather Schwartz Foster, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland's illegitimate child, history, Maria Halpin, President Chester A. Arthur, President Cleveland's cancer surgery, President Cleveland's honeymoon, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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The Connection of Aaron Burr and Martin Van Buren
People love a good scandal true or false – but especially if it involves peccadilloes. Aaron Burr (1756-1836) Aaron Burr had an interesting, if volatile and suspect career. In more than 250 years, he has attracted an assortment of partisans … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Martin Van Buren, Nifty History People
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Eliza Jumel Burr, Feather Schwartz Foster, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, history, Martin Van Buren, President Martin Buren, Presidential history, The early years of Martin Van Buren, The Little Magician, The Red Fox of Kinderhook, The Sly Fox of Kinderhook, Theodosia Provost Burr, US history, Vice Presidential history, Vice Presidet Aaron Burr, White House history
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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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General Ike and Mrs. Preston
This could be considered a “Truman” story – since he provided the setting. The Truman Part In 1947, Harry S Truman was a generally unpopular President. He had assumed the office upon the death of very popular Franklin D. Roosevelt, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grover Cleveland, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Wallace Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Frances Clevelands' Second husband, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, General Eisenhower, General Ike, Harry Truman's family, history, Mrs. Frances Preston, President Grover Cleveland, President Harry S Truman, President Truman, Presidential history, THomas Jex Preston, US history, White House history
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Abraham Lincoln and Mary Owens
Abraham Lincoln was 22 when he moved to New Salem, Illinois New Salem A recreated village of New Salem is located on its original site less than an hour’s drive from Springfield, IL – and well worth the ride! Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Ann Rutledge, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, John Todd Stuart, Lincoln courtship of Mary Owens, Lincoln friend Elizabeth Abells, Lincoln in the Black Hawk War, Lincoln law partner William Herndon, Lincoln's romance with Mary Owens, Mary Owens, New Salem IL, Presidential history, US history, William H. Herndon, Young Abe Lincoln
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Andrew Johnson: Military Governor of Tennessee
So few nifty stories come up about Andrew Johnson that when they do, they are worth passing along! Legislator Andrew Johnson of Tennessee No President (and that includes Lincoln!) had more hardships in his impoverished childhood than Andy Johnson. His … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Civil War history, Colonel Granville Moody, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Don Carlos Buell, history, Military Governor Andrew Johnson, Nashville TN during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Reverend Granville Moody, Senator Andrew Johnson, The "Fightin' Parson", US history
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Lucy Hayes and the WCTU Portrait
First Lady Lucy Hayes was considered the embodiment of the “New Woman.” But was she? Lucy Hayes: The Old Fashioned Girl Lucy Ware Webb (1831-79) was Ohio born, and half-orphaned by the time she was two. Her mother, Maria Webb, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Artist Daniel Huntington, Cincinnati Wesleyan Female College, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lucy Hayes, history, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Webb Hayes, Mary Clemmer Ames, Portrait artist Daniel Huntington, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, The First Ladies, The WCTU, US history, Washington Journalist Mary Clemmer Ames, White House history, Women's Christian Temperance Union
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George Clinton: VP 4 and Maybe 5
Everyone knows John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, VPs 1 and 2. Some know Aaron Burr, VP 3. But George Clinton? George Clinton’s Qualifications George Clinton (1739-1812) was a New Yorker from upstate, considered among our Founding Fathers (perhaps minor, but … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Aaron Burr, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Clinton NY Governor, George Washington, history, James Madison, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, NY Governor George Clinton, Presidential history, the election of 1800, the election of 1804, the election of 1808, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Vice President George Clinton, Vice Presidential history, White House history
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Florence Harding: The Lost Decade
Florence Harding was a woman with deep secrets. Florence Kling: Lonely, Angry Girl Florence Kling (1860-1924) was born to Amos Kling, a middle-class businessman in Marion, Ohio, just as the Civil War was getting underway. She was eldest, with two … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged American history, Amos Kling, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Florence Harding's divorce, Florence Harding's first husband, Florence Harding's son, Florence Kling, Florence Kling DeWolfe, Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, Henry "Pete" DeWolfe, history, Louisa Bolton Kling, Marshall Eugene DeWolfe, Newspaper publisher Warren Harding, Presidential history, Warren Harding, White House history
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