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VP James Sherman: Voting for the Dead Guy
James Sherman was VP for William Howard Taft. A Little Bit About Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman (1852-1912) was born and raised in upstate New York – very very distantly related to General Cump and Senator John of the same name. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James Schoolcraft Sherman, James Sherman, James Sherman and Bright's Disease, Nicholas Murray Butler, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, the election of 1904, The election of 1909, The election of 1912, the Republican Old Guard, the Republican party in 1912, US history, US Vice Presidents, Vice President James Sherman, Vice Presidential history, VP James Sherman, William Jennings Bryan
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Abigail Adams and Polly Jefferson
Abigail Adams always loved children. The Lonely Childhood of Polly Jefferson Mary (or Maria) Jefferson (1778-1804), called Polly as a child, was the second surviving daughter of Thomas and Martha Jefferson. Her older sister Martha (1772-1836), nicknamed Patsy from birth, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, Feather Schwartz Foster, Francis Eppes, history, Jefferson home Poplar Forest, Jefferson in Paris, John Adams, John and Abigail Adams, John Wayles Eppes, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson, Maria Jefferson, Maria Jefferson Eppes, Martha Jefferson, Mary Jefferson, Patsy Jefferson, Polly Jefferson, Poplar Forest, Presidential history, Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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James Buchanan: Tired Ol’ Buck
James Buchanan was nearly seventy in 1861, a time when 75 was a ripe old age. The Election of 1856 When James Buchanan (1791-1868) was elected in 1856, he was a) the last President born in the 18th century; b) … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, General John C. Fremont, history, Interior Secretary Jacob Thompson, James Buchanan, James Buchanan's cabinet, John C. Fremont, President James Buchanan, Presidential history, the election of 1856, The election of 1860, The Lincoln Cottage, The Soldier's Home, Treasury Secretary Howell Cobb, US history, War Secretary John B. Floyd, White House history
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Brother Generals: Hancock and Armistead
Few ties are as strong as the military bands of brotherhood. The Gist of the Matter Two soldiers, close friends for years, had the unlikely distinction of meeting (sort of) for the last time at Gettysburg. One fought for the … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Killer Angels", Almira Russell Hancock, American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, General George Pickett, General Lewis Armistead, General Winfield Scott Hancock, history, Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg, The death of Gen. Lewis Armistead, The Democratic nominee of 1880, the Mexican War, The War with Mexico, US history, Win Hancock and Lo Armistead, Winfield Scott Hancock runs for President
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Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Hoover: A Rare Friendship
On the surface, there were only superficial commonalities between FLOTUS Grace Coolidge and her successor Lou Henry Hoover. The FLOTUS Sorority Many historians refer to the position of First Lady as a sorority. There are only a few dozen FLOTUSES … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, history, National Amateur Athletic Federation, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, the education of Grace Goodhue Coolidge, The education of Lou Henry Hoover, US history, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, White House history
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Will and Nellie Taft: A Modern Marriage, Part 1
William Howard Taft and Helen (from-birth Nellie) Herron were born and raised Victorians – but they had a very modern marriage. The Early Years Both William Howard Taft (1857-1930) and Helen Herron (1861-1943) were pedigreed Cincinnatians. He was the son … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Helen Herron Taft, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, Helen Herron Taft, Helen Taft and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, history, Judge William Howard Taft, Neillie Taft, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Benjamin Harrison, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, The Taft farmily of Cincinnati, US history, White House history, William Howard Tft
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The Eisenhower Tragedy: Ikkie
Nothing pained Ike and Mamie Eisenhower more than the death of their firstborn son. The Parents Eisenhower Mamie Doud became “Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower” on July 1, 1916. She was nineteen. Surprising everyone, including herself, Mamie adapted well to army living. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged American history, Doud Dwight Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Fox Connor, history, Ike Eisenhower, Ikkie Eisenhower, Ikky Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Virginia Connor, Presidential history, the death of Ike's firstborn, the Eisenhower marriage, US history
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Maxwell House Connection
Theodore Roosevelt was a mega coffee drinker from earliest childhood. TR: For “Medicinal Purposes” Coffee is non-alcoholic, but still perceived as an adult drink. It is common today for children to abstain from coffee drinking until way past puberty. Parents … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged "Good to the last drop" slogan, American history, Coffee broker Roger Nolley Smith, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Foods and Maxwell House Coffee, history, Maxwell House Coffee, Nashville resident Joel Cheek, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, The Maxwell House Hotel, the Maxwell House hotel in Nashville TN, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt coffee drinker, Theodore Roosevelt stays at the Maxwell House Hotel, THeodore Roosevelt visits the Hermitage in Nashville, US history, White House history, young Theodore Roosevelt
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The Franklin D. Roosevelt Spanish Flu Casualty
One of the serious casualties of the great Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-9, was the marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt In Europe In mid-1918, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, was sent to Europe to … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Asst. Sec. of the Navy F.D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR, FDR advisor Louis Howe, FDR's mother Sara Delano, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Louis Howe, Lucy Mercer, Presidential history, Sara Delano Roosevelt, The marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918, US history
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