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Garret A. Hobart : The First “Modern” Veep

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Few people realize how history might have been changed but for the death of Garret A. Hobart Garret Hobart: The Unknown Running-Mate Garret Augustus Hobart (1844-1899), born and raised in New Jersey, educated at Rutgers University, was a prominent attorney, … Continue reading →

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Woodrow Wilson Proposes to Edith Galt

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

President Woodrow Wilson proposed to the Widow Galt only two months after they met. The Wilson Secret Engagement Woodrow Wilson had adored his wife of thirty years, and was understandably devastated and depressed when she died, only fifteen months after … Continue reading →

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TR’s Sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Anna Roosevelt Cowles (1855-1931) was closer to Theodore Roosevelt than anyone.  And he respected her more than anyone.   Anna Roosevelt:  A First-Born Syndrome Anna Roosevelt, nicknamed “Bamie” was the eldest of four remarkable Roosevelt children born to Theodore (Sr.) … Continue reading →

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Edith Wilson, The Merry Widow Galt

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

At forty-two years old, Edith Bolling Galt embarked on a surprising role on the national scene.  Miss Bolling The Bollings are an old old Virginia family, dating back to Pocahontas.  Edith, the seventh of nine children, was born in 1872, … Continue reading →

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The Remarkable Friendship Between Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In April, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt had died suddenly, and Vice President-now-President Harry S Truman, by his own admission, felt like the moon, stars and all the planets had fallen on him. Harry Truman Makes A Friend  Only days after … Continue reading →

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Seasons Greetings from the Eisenhowers

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

No United States President took more personal interest in the annual White House Christmas cards than the Great General Ike himself. Dwight Eisenhower: The President-Artist  Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) was a man of many hobbies – poker, bridge, fishing, golf – … Continue reading →

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The Hidden White House: A Book Review

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

There is an old saying that if somebody asks for the time, you don’t need to tell them how to make a watch. And so it is with The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most … Continue reading →

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Grover Cleveland: White House Bridegroom

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Can you believe it?  Grouchy Grover Cleveland was a newlywed!   But it is true.  At age 49, long time bachelor President Grover Cleveland was married in the White House. The Best Kept White House Secret When he was elected … Continue reading →

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Monticello and Sagamore Hill: Connected in Essence

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Presidential homes usually provide the essence of the men who lived there, but none better than Monticello and Sagamore Hill. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Thomas Jefferson was a Renaissance man of the Enlightenment. He somehow managed to compress half a dozen … Continue reading →

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George Washington, The Marble Man

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The public image of the Father of our Country is one of regard, and some believe, awe.  Cool, reserved, aloof, distant – Houdon’s marble man stands in the Rotunda of Virginia’s State House. George Washington: A Cultivated Persona George Washington (1732-99) … Continue reading →

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