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Tag Archives: Presidential history
President Garfield’s Train
James A. Garfield, President for barely six months, was dying from an assassin’s bullet. Garfield: The Long Hot Summer The summer of 1881 had been one of the hottest ever remembered by Washingtonians. The temperatures soared over 90 degrees practically … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield
Tagged American history, Charles Francklyn cottage in Long Branch, Charles G. Francklyn, Charles Julius Guiteau, Elberon NJ, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Lucretia Garfield, Garfield's assassination, Garfield's train to Long Branch, history, James A. Garfield, James Garfield, James Garfield's assassination, Long Branch NJ, Lucretial Garfield, President Garfield's assassination, President James A. Garfield, Presidential history, Presidential history at Long Branch, US history, White House history
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Eleanor Roosevelt Looks In The Pot
Eleanor Roosevelt had a decade of social and political activity when her husband became New York Governor in 1928. But she still had lessons to learn. Eleanor Roosevelt: The Wilderness Years Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), born to an aristocratic New York … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tagged Alfred E. Smith, American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt visits prisons, Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle Theodore, FDR, FDR advisor Louis Howe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Franklin D. Roosevelt's polio, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, League of Women Voters, Louis Howe, NY Gov. Al Smith, Presidential history, Sara Delano Roosevelt, US 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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The Stewardship of the Second Mrs. Wilson
“Steward” was the word that Edith Bolling Wilson used to describe herself during the last 18-months of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, when he suffered a crippling stroke. Edith Bolling Wilson: A Conspiracy Theory? Modern historians, freed by the distance of a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged "the first woman president", American First Ladies, American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Bolling Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Wilson, First World War, history, Joseph Tumulty, League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Thomas R. Marshall, US history, Vice President Thomas Marshall, White House history, Wilson physician Cary Grayson, Wilson secretary Joseph Tumulty, Wilson VP Marshall, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's stroke, World War I
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McKinley and Bryan: The First Battle of the Bills,1896
William McKinley, long time Congressman and former Ohio Governor, was the odds-on favorite Republican candidate for president in 1896. McKinley: Bill the First William McKinley (1843-1901) was a sweetheart of a fellow. An Ohioan of a poor, hardworking family, he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William McKinley
Tagged "Battle of the Bills", "Cross of Gold" speech, "Free SIlver" movement, American history, Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech, election of 1896, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Rutherford B. Hayes, history, Marcus A. Hanna, Mark Hanna, Political campaigns, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Silver Tongued Orator of the Platte, US history, White House history, William Jennings Bryan
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Ulysses S. Grant: The Locket Story
When Ulysses S. Grant met Julia Dent, it was love at first sight. Grant Meets Dent Young Lt. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), recently graduated from West Point, was a frequent guest at the Dent home for several weeks before … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Civil War history, Col. Fred Dent, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferdinand Ward, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant business partner Ferdinand Ward, history, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant's childhood home, Mount McGregor, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, Mt. McGregor, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the courtship of Ulysses and Julia Grant, the death of General Grant, The Hero of Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White Haven, White House history
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Mary Lincoln’s Rivals
Thirty year old Harriet Lane enjoyed a hugely popular tenure as de facto First Lady in the late 1850s. Her social leadership was as successful as her Uncle James Buchanan’s political administration was a flop. When First Lady-to-be Mary Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Grant, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, General Grant, Harriet Lane, history, James Buchanan's niece, Julia Grant, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. General Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Salmon P. Chase, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Ike and Mamie’s First House
Mamie Doud was only nineteen when she married Second Lt. Dwight D. Eisenhower, recently graduated from West Point. The Eisenhower Bride and Groom While Mama and Papa Doud adored Ike, and would consider him their “son” for the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged "Crusade in Europe", American history, Dwight D. Eisenhowere, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, FIrst Lady Mamie Eisenhower, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, General Ike, history, Ike as NATO chief, Ike Eisenhower, Ike's Gettysburg farm, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower, Mrs. General Eisenhower, Mrs. Ike, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Presidential history, The Eisenhower farm at Gettysburg, the family life of Ike and Mamie, US history, White House history
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The Taft’s Silver Anniversary Party, or Nellie’s Happy Day
Helen Herron Taft was not destined to fully enjoy her days as First Lady, but the Tafts would celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in grand style. Nellie’s Ambition, and an Anniversary Precedent Helen Herron (1861-1943) was an Ohioan whose parents … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Helen Taft, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, First Lady Taft's stroke, Helen Herron Taft, history, Lucy Hayes, Mrs. William Howard Taft, Nellie Taft, Nellie Taft's stroke, Presidential history, Rutherford and Lucy Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes, Taft's Silver Anniversary party, The Taft's Silver Anniversary, US history, White House anniversary party, White House history
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Martha Randolph: Jefferson’s One Slender Thread
Martha Jefferson Randolph had many advantages as Thomas Jefferson’s daughter, but her life was far from happy. Patsy: The Early Years Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was twenty-seven when he married Martha Wayles Skelton, a twenty-three year old widow with a toddler … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Jefferson's daughter Patsy, Jefferson's Monticello plantation, Jefferson's mother Jane Randolph, Jefferson's son-in-law Thomas Randolph, Lucy Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Martha Wayles Jefferson, MOnticello, Mrs. Thomas Jefferson, Patsy Jefferson, Patsy Jefferson Randolph, Polly Jefferson, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Martha Randolph, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mann Randolph, U.S. history, White House history
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