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Tag Archives: Presidential history
Harry Truman: Recognizing Israel 1948
Harry Truman was not a popular president in his own time. Disdain for Harry Harry S Truman (1884-1972) was a midwestern farm boy with neither pedigree, education, money or talent to recommend him. Having served commendably as Captain Harry in … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Chaim Weizmann, Eddie Jacobson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, HST friend Eddie Jacobson, Madge Wallace, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Rabbi Yitshak Herzog, The creation of Israel, The Holocaust, US history, VP Harry Truman, White House history, Zionist Movement
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John Adams Goes to Congress
Lawyer Adams John Adams was never a wealthy man, and never would be – at least compared to his fellow Founding Fathers like Washington or Jefferson. Or John Hancock or Benjamin Franklin. When he married at 29, he had become … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams brother William Smith, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Adams and the Continental Congress, John Adams' diary, John Hancock, President John Adams, Presidential history, Robert Treat Paine, Samuel Adams, The Boston Tea Party, The committees of Correspondence, The FIrst Continental Congress, Thomas Cushing, US history, White House history
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Martha Washington’s Secretary
A Lady’s Secretary In the 18th century, a “secretary” was also a synonym for a writing desk. Also, in the 18th century, communication between individuals (if not spoken) was via pen and paper. Specifically quill pen, ink and handcrafted paper. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged 18th century desk accoutrements, American history, Comte de Moustier, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, George Washington, George Washington's correspondence, George Washington's desk, history, Martha Parke Custis Peter, Martha Washigton's correspondence, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's desk, Martha Washington's grandaughter, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, US history
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Calvin Coolidge Chooses to Run: 1924
Perhaps the biggest surprise in Coolidge’s life was being nominated as Vice President in 1920. The Vice Presidency If the selection of little-known Warren G. Harding as the Republican candidate for president in 1920 was a surprise to the country, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred E. Smith, American history, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, John W. Davis, President alvin Coolidge, President Warren Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Prohibition in 1924, The convention of 1924, The death of Warren Harding, The Democrats in 1924, the Ku Klux Klan in 1924, US history, VP Calvin Coolidge, Warren Harding, White House history, William McAdoo
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Georges Washington Lafayette: Godson
The Family Lafayette The Marquis Gilbert (plus a slew of middle names) Motier de Lafayette was born in 1757, into one of the wealthiest aristocratic families in France. Orphaned as a toddler, he became a ward of the King, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrienne deLafayette, Ambassador James Monroe, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Wahsington, Georges Washington Lafette, history, Lafayette and the French Revolution, Marquis de Lafayette, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Marquis de Lafayette, The Reign of Terror, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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POTUS Chet Arthur: Private Civil Rights Advocate
Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President, was one of our most private Presidents. The Making of a Private Man Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) was born in Vermont, and raised in upstate New York. His father a farmer-minister, was far from cosmopolitan. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, American Vice Presidents, Chester A. Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur NY Quartermaster, Elizabeth Jenning Graham NY Governor Edwin D. Morgan, Feather Schwartz Foster, H.C.C.Atwood, history, James A. Garfield, Mifflin W. Gibbs, NY senator Roscoe Conkling, P.B.S.P:inchback, President CAA, President Chester A. Arthur, President Chester Alan Arthur, Presidential history, Senator Blanche K. Bruce, Senator Roscoe Conkling, the assassination of Garfield, US history, Vice Presidential history, White House history
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George Washington: The Trouble With Mama
Prof. Emeritus Peter Henriques says it perfectly: Complicated, Very Complicated GW: The Humiliation In 1781, General George Washington received a confidential letter from his old friend Benjamin Harrison V, then-Governor of Virginia. The Governor had quietly advised Washington, who at … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Augustine Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferry Farm, First President George Washington, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington father Augustine, George Washington siblings, George Washington sister Betty Lewis, GW Mother Mary Ball Washington, history, Mary Ball Washington, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, relationship between George Washington and his mother, US history, VA Governor Benjamin Harrison V
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Millard Fillmore: The Insecure Politician
Millard Fillmore, 14th President, had little illusion about his own capabilities. The Struggling Farm Boy Millard Fillmore (1800-74) was the son of a minister-farmer, living not far from Buffalo, NY. Ministers are seldom rich, and farming is iffy at … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Congressman Millard Fillmore, Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, Millard Fillmore, President James K. Polk, President Millard Fillmore, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Compromise of 1850, The Whig Party, Thurlow Weed, US history, Vice President Millard Fillmore, White House history, William Seward
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Abigail Smith: Becoming Mrs. Adams
Abigail: Third Generation Abigail Smith Adams, born in 1744, was already the third generation born in Massachusetts Bay. If her forebears didn’t come on the Mayflower, they surely followed along on some later “midsummer flower.” They were all Englishmen (and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams parents, Abigail and John Adams, Abigail Smith, Abigail Smith Adams, American history, Courtship of John and Abigail Adams, education of Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Quincy Smith, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Adams, First Lady History, history, John Adams, President John Adams, Presidential history, Rev. William Smith, siblings of Abigail Adams, US history
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George Washington and Lafayette: The Gifts
The orphaned boy and a childless father. The Orphaned Boy Gilbert de Motier, with a long string of additional names, but primarily the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), was orphaned as a toddler, and inherited a huge estate in Auvergne, France. … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Battle of Brandywine, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Washington, Georges Washington Lafayette, history, Lafayette, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The Battle of Yorktown, the key to the Bastille, The Marquis de Lafayette, US history
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