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The Taft’s Silver Anniversary Party, or Nellie’s Happy Day
Helen Herron Taft was not destined to fully enjoy her days as First Lady, but the Tafts would celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in grand style. Nellie’s Ambition, and an Anniversary Precedent Helen Herron (1861-1943) was an Ohioan whose parents … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Helen Taft, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, First Lady Taft's stroke, Helen Herron Taft, history, Lucy Hayes, Mrs. William Howard Taft, Nellie Taft, Nellie Taft's stroke, Presidential history, Rutherford and Lucy Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes, Taft's Silver Anniversary party, The Taft's Silver Anniversary, US history, White House anniversary party, White House history
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Young Herbert Hoover’s Best Career Move
The story of Herbert Hoover is a true Horatio Alger story. Poor boy makes good through his own pluck and hard work. And a little bit of help along the way. The Making of an Engineer Herbert Hoover was an … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, early career of Herbert Hoover, Education of Herbert Hoove, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry, Lou Henry Hoover, Mining engineer Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Stanford University, US history, White House history
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Chasing Grover Cleveland in 1886
History would come to regard Grover Cleveland as one of our most tight-lipped Presidents. The secrecy surrounding his nuptials would rank high on that list. President Cleveland: Affianced for a Year When Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was inaugurated in 1885, he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland
Tagged American history, Deer Park Lodge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Cleveland, First Lady Frances Cleveland, Frances Folsom, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, history, President Cleveland marries, President Cleveland's Honeymoon cottage, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, US history, Wells College, White House history, White House weddings
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FDR Glimpses the Future: 1920
In 1920, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was thirty-eight years old, and the Democratic party’s candidate for Vice President. FDR: A Moderate Career Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was not a spectacular rise to success by any means. He had a rather spoiled … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Democratic Candidate James Cox, FDR, FDR advisor Louis Howe, FDR's early years, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt's early years, Franklin D. Roosevelt's polio, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, history, James Cox, Louis Howe, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, Republican candidate for VP Calvin Coolidge, Republican candidate Warren G Harding, The election of 1920, The League of NAtions, the United Nations, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, White House history, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's stroke
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Andrew Jackson Introduces the Polks
James Knox Polk and his wife, Sarah Childress, had a match made by none other than General Andrew Jackson himself. James K. Polk: Young Attorney James Knox Polk (1795-1849) was North Carolina born, but Tennessee raised and matured. An unimposing … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Sarah Polk, General Andrew Jackson, history, James and Sarah Polk, James K. Polk, James Knox Polk, James Polk, Presidential history, Sarah Childress Polk, Sarah Polk, Speaker of the House James K. Polk, US history
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Mrs. Adams, Dr. Physick, and Her Unmentionable Problem
Louisa Catherine Adams: A Brief Medical History Louisa Catherine Adams (1775-1852), London born and Paris educated, was raised to be exactly what she would become: a perfect consort for a man of distinction. John Quincy Adams was the US minister … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Dr. Philip Physick, Dr. Philip Syng Physick, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Louisa Adams, history, John Quincy Adams, Louisa Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Mrs. John QUincy Adams, nineteenth century surgery, Philip Syng Physick, Thomas Johnson, US history
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President John Tyler Elopes!
John Tyler was a man of Firsts. The First Vice President-to-President, the First President to remarry, and the President with the most children – fourteen. The President John Tyler became President in April, 1841, only one month after William Henry … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, David Gardiner, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Tyler, history, John Tyler, John Tyler's family, Julia Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia's father, President John Tyler, Sherwood Forest plantation, THe "Princeton" disaster, The gunboat Princeton, The Princeton gunboat explosion, The Rose of Long Island, The second Mrs. John Tyler, US history, White House history
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Washington and Lincoln: The Weems Connection
George Washington died in 1799, ten years before Abraham Lincoln was born. GW: A Symbol for his Age When George Washington died a few weeks before his sixty-eighth birthday, he was a towering figure, arguably the most important and respected … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Life of George Washington", Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, history, itinerant preachers, Lincoln's damaged book story, Mason Weem, Parson Weems, Presidential history, US history, washington's cherry tree story, young Abraham Lincoln, Young George Washington
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The Dying General: Grant’s Final Campaign
Ulysses S. Grant was unquestionably a great and able general, but he was no businessman. The General’s Last Hurrah When Ulysses S. Grant retired from two terms as President of the United States in early 1877, he was the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged "Around the World with General Grant", American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferdinand Ward, General Grant, General Grant's family, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant's trip around the world, history, Julia Grant, Mark Twain, Mark Twain publisher, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, the death of General Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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Grover Cleveland’s Scandal: “Where’s My Pa?”
Presidential candidate Grover Cleveland was accused of fathering an illegitimate child. It was true. Maybe. Grover Cleveland: The Bachelor Candidate Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was a forty-seven year old bachelor when the Democrats chose him as their presidential candidate in 1884. … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Buffalo Mayor Grover Cleveland, Credit Mobilier scandal, election of 1884, Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland and Maria Halpin, Grover Cleveland scandal, Grover Cleveland's illegitimate child, history, Maine Senator James Blaine, Maria Halpin, NY Governor Grover Cleveland, President Grover Cleveland, presidential campaign of 1884, Presidential history, Senator James G. Blaine, US history, White House history
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