-
Recent Posts
Archives
-
Join 282 other subscribers
Meta
Nifty Sites to Check
Categories
- A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog
- Abraham Lincoln
- American Civil War
- Andrew Jackson
- Andrew Johnson
- Andrew Johnson
- Benjamin Harrison
- Calvin Coolidge
- Chester Arthur
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Franklin Pierce
- George Washington
- Grover Cleveland
- Harry S Truman
- Herbert Hoover
- James Buchanan
- James Garfield
- James K. Polk
- James Madison
- James Monroe
- John Adams
- John Quincy Adams
- John Tyler
- Martin Van Buren
- Millard Fillmore
- Nifty History People
- Presidential Sites
- Recommended Reading
- Rutherford Hayes
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Thomas Jefferson
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Warren G. Harding
- William Henry Harrison
- William Howard Taft
- William McKinley
- Woodrow Wilson
- Zachary Taylor
Tag Archives: Presidential history
Mary Lincoln and Julia Grant: The CW Divas Part 1
The similarities were apparent; the dissimilarities were intrinsic. Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1883) was seven years older than Julia Dent Grant. From Kentucky and Missouri respectively, they were both considered “westerners” in the early part of the 19th century. They both … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
Leave a comment
George Washington: I Can’t Tell A Lie: A Book Review
Stories and legends are vastly overlooked and an under-regarded part of history. They have been around since the beginning of time. Bible stories (and indeed stories connected with all religions) abound and are treasured. Aesop’s Fables predate Empires, and are … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People, Recommended Reading
Tagged "The Life of George Washington", American history, Author Jim Bish, Dr. James Craik, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Wahsington, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's childhood, GW Mother Mary Ball Washington, history, Legends of George Washington, Mary Ball Washington, Presidential history, US history, Washington friend James Craik, Washington physician James Craik
1 Comment
Nabby Adams and the Royall Tyler Affair
The Enigmatic Miss Nabby Abigail (Nabby) Adams (1765-1813), the only daughter of John and Abigail Adams was a hard one to figure. By her mid-teens (considered courtin’-age, if not actually marriageable), she was considered a fine looking young woman, well … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams sister Mary Cranch, Adams In-law William Smith, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Adams, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Adams' daughter Nabby, Mercy Warren, Nabby Adams, Nabby Adams Smith, Nabby Adams' beau Royall Tyler, President John Adams, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Royall Tyler, US history, William Stephens Smith
Leave a comment
Eliza Monroe Hay, the Irony of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings The Monroe years 1817-25, are commonly referred to as “The Era of Good Feelings,” with fair reason. The country was at peace, following a military and economic misery known as the War of 1812. The … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Monroe, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Diplomat James Monroe, Dolley Madison, Eliza Monroe, Eliza Monroe Hay, Elizabeth Kortright, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe’s poor health, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Hay, history, Hortense de Beauharnais, James Monroe, James Monroe’s resume, Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte, President James Monroe, Presidential history, Presidential hostesses, Presidential wives, Queen Consort of Holland, The Era of Good Feelings, The War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson, US history, VA Governor Thomas Jefferson, White House history
Leave a comment
Dr. Charles Leale: Forgotten Hero of Ford’s Theater
Ford’s Theater: April 14, 1865 Enjoying a pleasant night out, Abraham and Mary Lincoln and their guests attended a comedy at Ford’s Theater. Around 10:30 p.m. a shot rang out in the Presidential Box, and a scream was heard. Within … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Butler's Commission on the Assassination of Lincoln, Dr. Charles Augustus Leale, Dr. Charles Leale, Dr. R.K. Stone, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Ford's Theater, history, John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's Assassination, Lincoln's attending physician, Lincoln's physician R.K. Stone, Major Henry Rathbone, Mary Lincoln, Presidential history, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Peterson House, US history, White House history
Leave a comment
Lucy Hayes: Camp Mother
Lucy Hayes was born to be a mother. Lucy: Girl to Woman Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889) was born and raised in Chillicothe OH, when the state was becoming a major industrial force in the country. In-home manufacturing was declining and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Civil war General Rutherford B. Hayes, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Rutherford B. Hayes, history, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Webb Hayes, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rutherford B. Hayes, the education of Lucy Webb, the Ohio 23rd, US history, White House history
Leave a comment
GW: The Very First New Year’s Day Reception
George Washington held the first New Year’s Day Reception at the President’s House in New York. New York: 1790 The weather was unseasonably balmy January 1, 1790. The doors and windows were opened wide and throngs of well wishers and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Dutch New Year’s traditions, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, John Adams, MArtha Washington, New Netherlands, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Second Lady Abigail Adams, The Anglo-Dutch Wars, The Dutch in New York, The President’s House in New York, US history, Vice President John Adams, White House history, William and Mary
1 Comment
JQA: The First Trip to Russia
John Quincy Adams was fourteen years old and incredibly bright. First…Naming Rights It has been fashionable lately to name one’s offspring as if it came out of a Scrabble box. But for centuries many people considered it a time-honored tradition … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Franklin, Catherine the Great, Charles Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, Francis Dana, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams, John Adams II, John Adams in Holland, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Quincy Adams in 1778, Linguistic skills of John Quincy Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Presidential history, US history
Leave a comment
Abigail Adams: The Shining Moment
AA: Revolutionary Patriot With her husband some 400 miles away in Philadelphia trying to create an independent nation from 13 disassociated colonies with all their inherent problems, needs, quibbles, and disparate personalities (including his own), Abigail Adams voraciously consumed the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams opinion about slavery, Abigail Adams opinions about education, Abigail and John Adams, Abigail Smith Adams, Alexander Pope, American history, “Lysistrata”, ”Remember the Ladies”, British Author Daniel Defoe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Greek dramatist Aristophanes, history, John Adams, John Adams and the Continental Congress, Mercy Otis Warren, Mercy Warren, Presidential history, US history, White House history
1 Comment
The Miracle of Dorchester Heights 1775-6
It was pivotal. It was bold. It was a colonial victory. It was never a battle. Boston, Massachusetts There is little doubt that Boston was the cradle of the American Revolution. In the 1760s, when Great Britain began imposing various … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, British General William Howe, Dorchester Heights, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Fort Ticonderoga, General George Washington, George Washington, Henry Knox, history, King George III, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The American war of Independence, The Battle of Bunker Hill, the battles of Lexington and Concord, The Boston Tea Party, the cannons at Fort Ticonderoga, The FIrst Continental Congress, The Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress, The siege of Boston
Leave a comment
Presidential History Blog 