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Abraham Lincoln and Grace Bedell
Lincoln and the Fair Sex Abraham Lincoln had comparatively little personal involvement with women – or even young girls. His mother died when he was nine. His sister Sarah, older by two years, died in childbirth at age twenty. While … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Campaign posters of 1860, Feather Schwartz Foster, Grace Bedell, Hannibal Hamlin, history, Lincoln as a young attorney, Lincoln meets Grace Bedell, Lincoln's family, Lincoln's Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln’s beard, Lincoln’s photograph by Mathew Brady, Lincoln’s train trip to his inauguration, Lincoln’s youth, President-elect Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, The election of 1860, US history, White House history
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Presidents and Exes: Part III
Exes and Woes of the Nineteen-Teens Theodore: Fore and Aft It stands to reason that our youngest and most vigorous President would have strong relationships with his predecessors and successors. But by the time TR ascended to the Presidency in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Presidential history, Taft's reluctance in 1912, The election of 1912, Theodore Roosevelt declines second term, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural, Theodore Roosevelt relationship with Taft, Theodore Roosevelt relationship with Wilson, TR friendship with Taft, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson and World War I, Woodrow Wilson disposition
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Stamp Collector
The Budding Philatelist Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the only child of a middle-aged father and his much younger second wife. It had been extremely difficult for Sara Delano Roosevelt, and the doctors advised the couple that more children would … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, FDR's childhood hobby, FDR's love of geography, FDR's polio hobby, FDR's stamp collection, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt's stamp collection, history, King George V of Great Britain, King George VI of Great Britain, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential history, stamp collector FDR, stamps honoring Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the value of FDR's stamp collection, US history, White House history
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The Presidents and the Exes: Part I
Ex-Presidents in General: The Early Fellows It’s lonely at the top. Just about every President has said so. Most come with their own agendas and plans, and all will quickly learn that they can go awry quickly. Some wonderful intentions can … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, George Washington, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Woodrow Wilson. Dr. Grayson. Edith. And Golf.
For Medicinal Purposes At his inaugural luncheon at the White House, the new President Woodrow Wilson had occasion to meet naval physician Dr. Cary Grayson, and invited him to become his personal physician. A few days later, when Grayson gave … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Col. Edmund Starling, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith Galt, Edith Galt Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Helen Bones, history, Presidential history, the death of Ellen Wilson, The Great War, US history, White House history, White House Secret Service agent Starling, Wilson cousin Helen Bones, Wilson doctor Cary Grayson
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Pigskin Library
Being a POTUS is a hard act to follow. The Young Retiree Theodore Roosevelt was our youngest President, only 42 when he took office. After seven-and-a-half years, declaring that he would not seek a third term, he was also our … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Ethel Roosevelt Derby, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harvard’s Houghton Library, history, Kermit Roosevelt, new Theodore Roosevelt Library in ND, Pigskin binding, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Roosevelt’s African Safari, Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt as a naturalist, Theodore Roosevelt as a reader, Theodore Roosevelt's sister Corinne, Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Ethel Derby, Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite books, Theodore Roosevelt’s ranch in Medora ND, Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft
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U.S. Grant and the Wildflowers
Ulysses S. Grant was a true case of still waters running deep. The Young Romantic Hiram Ulysses Grant (his name at birth) was an amalgam of both his parents: the tenacity of his father and the taciturnity of his mother. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, Presidential history, the courtship of Ulysses and Julia Grant, The Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant, The War with Mexico, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White Haven, White House history
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John Tyler and the American Beethoven
An invitation to perform at the White House is a coup! It looks very good on ones resume! The American Beethoven Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781-1861), was a Bohemian-born American composer. Born to a prosperous Czech family, he came late to … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Anthony Philip Heinrich, Composer Anthony Philip Heinrich, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, FLOTUS Julia Tyler, FLOTUS Letitia Tyler, history, John Tyler, Music in the White House, President John Tyler, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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First Families of Prohibition
Five Presidential Couples lived in the White House between 1920 and 1933: The Prohibition Years. A Long Simmering Issue Of course nobody is in favor of drunkenness! And a traditionally Puritan ethic made public intoxication a cause for shame and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Galt Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Herbert Hoover, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Prohibition, The 18th Amendment, US history, White House history
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William Howard Taft and the Supreme Court Building
While two Presidents served in the Legislative Branch post-presidentially (JQ Adams and Andrew Johnson), only one ex-POTUS served in the Judiciary. Cincinnati Patrician Politician William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was Cincinnati-born to a prosperous Ohio transplanted family with a strong Republican … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William Howard Taft
Tagged Alphonso Taft, American history, Charles Phelps Taft, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, former President William Howard Taft, history, President William H Taft, Supreme Court Justice William Howard Taft, The Supreme Court, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft, William Howard Taft and Yale
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