Tag Archives: the election of 1800

Thomas Jefferson and the Cheshire Cheese

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Feather Foster

Cheese Practically all cultures include cheese (no pun intended). It basically an offshoot of milk, whether from a cow, a sheep or a goat, etc. to include the curd. As one would expect, the different animal milk produces different types … Continue reading →

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John Adams: Four Months in the White House

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Feather Foster

On November 1, 1800, 65-year-old President John Adams took up residence in the unfinished Executive Mansion in Washington, DC, only a few days before the quadrennial election. The White House…  …was neither “white” (it was sandstone), nor would it be … Continue reading →

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George Clinton: VP 4 and Maybe 5

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Feather Foster

Everyone knows John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, VPs 1 and 2. Some know Aaron Burr, VP 3. But George Clinton? George Clinton’s Qualifications George Clinton (1739-1812) was a New Yorker from upstate, considered among our Founding Fathers (perhaps minor, but … Continue reading →

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