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Mrs. Harding and Mrs. McLean
For fifty years, Florence Kling Harding was a lonely woman, with few, if any, real friends. The Embattled Duchess Florence Kling (1860-1924) was the daughter of Marion, Ohio’s wealthiest and nastiest businessmen. His tyrannical ways resulted in Florence’s youthful escape … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Duchess", Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American history, Carrie Phillips, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady FLorence Harding "Duchess" Harding, Florence Harding, FLorence Kling Harding, history, Ned McLean, Nicholas Longworth, President Harding, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren Harding, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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Mary Lincoln’s Tablecloth: A Metaphor
In an apt metaphor, Mary brought the tablecloth and the good dishes to the Lincoln table. Mary Lincoln is unquestionably a divisive figure. She was divisive in her own time, and nearly two centuries later, remains so. People either … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, IL, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's education, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd's family, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the Lincoln house in Springfield, Todd objections to the Lincoln marriage, US history, White House history
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Thomas Jefferson’s Enlightened Palate
Thomas Jefferson was always a slender man. He ate sparingly – but what he ate was always magnificently prepared from the finest ingredients available. Thomas Jefferson was unquestionably born with a brilliant and curious mind. As the poster child of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Presidential Sites, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Colonia Governor Francis Fauquier, Feather Schwartz Foster, Founding Fathers, history, Jefferson in Pariso, Jefferson's kitchen gardens, Jefferson's Monticello, MOnticello, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, the Monticello gardens, Thomas Jefferson, THomas Jefferson the gardener, White House history
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Dolley Madison’s Heartache: Payne Todd
Dolley and James Madison had no children of their own. John Payne Todd was the son of her first marriage. Dolley and James Madison Are Wed The Widow Todd, as she was then called, was helping manage her mother’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's son Payne Todd, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Dolley's son Payne, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, history, James Madison, Madison stepson, Montpelier, Payne Todd, President James Madison, Presidential families, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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Nellie Taft, Edwardian
No one wanted to be First Lady more than Helen Herron Taft! The Root of Nellie Taft’s Ambition Nellie Taft (1861-1943) had her eye on the White House from her teens. Her family was prominent in Cincinnati, Ohio, and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Helen Taft, First Lady Nellie Taft, Helen Herron Taft, history, Nellie Taft, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Rutherford Hayes, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, Smithsonian First Ladies exhibit, U.S. history, White House history, William Howard Taft
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General Grant Saves General Lee
On April 9, 1865, Ulysses S. Grant became the most popular man in America. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House Civil War Victory: The Euphoria The news was instantaneously carried by telegraph wire across the country – North … Continue reading
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Tagged American Civil War, American history, Civil War, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Grant, General Joseph E. Johnston, General Lee, General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Jefferson Davis, John Wilkes Booth, Lee surrender at Appomattox, Lincoln's Assassination, Lincoln's funeral train, President Andrew Johnson, Presidential history, Robert E. Lee, Secretary of State William Seward, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Vice President Andrew Johnson
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Dolley Madison and the Inaugural Ball
Dolley Madison was already a superstar when James Madison was elected President in 1808. The Early Inaugurals The inaugurations of George Washington had been solemn affairs, both in New York City and Philadelphia. No government of the “we the people” … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, George Washington, history, Inaugural Balls, James Madison, John Adams, PResident George Washington, President James Madison, President John Adams, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, The Inaugural Ball, Thomas Jefferson, White House history
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Caroline Harrison Electrifies The White House
New York City was electrified n the early 1880s, but the White House would not be on the grid until 1891. Benjamin Harrison Arrives in Washington Incumbent Democrat Grover Cleveland was running for a second term against Republican Benjamin … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Benjamin Harrison, Caroline Harrison, Electricity in the White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Caroline Harrison, First Lady History, history, Ike Hoover, President Benjamin Harrison, Presidential history, Thomas Edison, White House history
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Rachel Jackson’s Inaugural Gown
The Smithsonian Institution maintains a priceless collection of First Ladies’ inaugural gowns – at least those of the past hundred years. But if they had collected and maintained every First Lady’s inaugural gowns, the most valuable could arguably be … Continue reading
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Tagged "Old Hickory", American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First lady Rachel Jackson, General Andrew Jackson, history, President Andrew Jackson, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rachel Donelson Jackson, Rachel Jackson, The Hermitage, US history, White House history
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George Washington’s Losing Battle: Educating Jack Custis
No matter how hard he tried, George Washington was never going to make a scholar out of his stepson. George Washington’s Inherited Family When George Washington met and married the widow Martha Dandridge Custis in January, 1759, he inherited her … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Colonial education, Eleanor Calvert Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, history, Jack Custis, John Parke Custis, Martha Custis Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Nellie Parke Custis, Nelly Custis, Patsy Custis, Presidential history, Reverend Jonathan Boucher, Washington's stepson
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