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Tag Archives: Presidential history
James Garfield Goes to Congress
…with a little help from President Lincoln. Maybe. JAG: A Brief History Ohio born James Garfield (1831-81) had a very unpromising start in life. His father died when he was two, with little to leave the family. His mother later … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, James Garfield
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Shiloh, Civil War history, Congressman James A. Garfield, Feather Schwartz Foster, Geauga Academy, General Don Carlos Buell, General James Garfield, Hiram College, history, James A. Garfield, James Garfield, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, US history, White House history, Williams College
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Theodore Roosevelt Takes the Plunger
One would be hard pressed to find a more adventuresome POTUS than Theodore Roosevelt. The Young Fella Theodore Roosevelt became President suddenly. He had been a reluctant candidate for Vice President under William McKinley in 1900, but the McKinley-Roosevelt ticket … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, American history, Chester W. Nimitz, early submarine design, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, history, Leonardo DaVinci, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Sagamore Hill, Submarine Hunley, Submarine Plunger (SS2), Submarine Shark, Submarine Turtle, submarines, Theodore Roosevelt, Travel in the 19th century, Travel in the early 20th century, US history, US naval history, US submarines
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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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The Washington Monument and The Pope’s Stone
The Washington Monument took more than 40 years to build. Planning the Monument As one might expect, circa 1832 Congress planned to commemorate the man whose name became the nation’s capital. Dozens of ideas were proposed and debated. The arguments … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, George Washington, James K. Polk, Presidential Sites, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Building the Washington Monument, Chester Alan Arthur, Dolley Madison, Donations of stones for the Washington Monument, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, James K. Polk, Pope John Paul II replaces the Pope's stone, Presidential history, The Pope's Stone for the Washington Monument, The Washington Monument, US history, Washington DC history, Washington history
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John Quincy Adams and Anne Royall
The curmudgeon and the public nuisance: an odd couple. John Quincy Adams When John Quincy Adams became President in 1825, there were few who could match his stellar credentials: A cosmopolitan European education, Harvard graduate, legislative appointments and a long … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Anne Royall, Author John Forney, books by Anne Royall, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, JA anecdotal history, John Quincy Adams, Journalist Anne Royall, JQ Adams, JQ Adams swims in the river, President John Quincy Adams, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln, Good Neighbor
Stories about Mary Lincoln’s “difficult” personality abound; stories about her good deeds and genuine generosity are less common. Miss Todd of Lexington, KY Mary Todd of Lexington, KY had lived in Springfield, IL since 1837. For five years, she made … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Presidential Sites
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's children, American history, Charles Dallman, Dr. William Wallace, Edward Baker Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Harriet Dallman, history, Lincoln neighbors Mr. and Mrs.. Dallman, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Lincoln's sons, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, The Lincolns of Springfield IL, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, William Wallace Lincoln
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Grace Coolidge: The Red Portrait
Ever since FLOTUS Lucy Hayes, it has become a tradition for the sitting First Lady to have a formal portrait painted. The Delightful Mrs. Coolidge Grace Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957) was one of the most personable First Ladies to ever … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Artist Howard Chandler Christy, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, First Lady portraits, Grace Coolidge, Grace Coolidge sorority, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Howard Chandler Christy, Pi Beta Phi Sorority, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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The Third Battle of the Bills: Taft & Bryan
In 1908, William Jennings Bryan was once again the Democratic Candidate against… William Howard Taft President Theodore Roosevelt had been in the White House for 7-and-a-half years. He had been elected as VP under Republican William McKinley in his second … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Judge Alton Parker, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William McKinley, Presidential campaigns, Presidential history, the election of 1904, The election of 1908, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, William Howard Taft, William Jennings Bryan, William McKinley
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The Assassin and FDR-the-POTUS-Elect
Less than a month before FDR’s first inauguration in 1933, he was the target of an assassination attempt. FDR: President Elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an unlikely candidate for President in 1932. The 50-year-old New York patrician had a pleasant, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, FDR, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Giuseppe Zangara Giuseppe "Joe" Zangara, history, Miami history, NY Governor Franklin D Roosevelt, President Herbert Hoover, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presidential history, the Assassination of Anton Cermak, the attempted assassination of FDR, US history, White House history
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Woodrow Wilson and the Suffragettes
Woodrow Wilson liked women – and he liked intelligent women. WW: A Boy and His Family Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) grew up surrounded by three doting women: his mother, Jessie Woodrow – and two older sisters. A younger brother didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged "Remember the Ladies", Abigail Adams, American history, Edith Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edith Bolling Wilson, First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, the woman's suffrage movement, US history, votes for women, White House history, Woman Suffrage, woman's history, Woodrow Wilson
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