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Tag Archives: White House history
The Unexpected Death of Zachary Taylor
During the past few decades, a couple of mild kerfluffles were posed by eminent scholars who suspected that POTUS Rough and Ready may have been done in! Ol’ Zach Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was Virginia born to a middle class family … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged "Old Rough and Ready", American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Margaret Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, Mrs. Zachary Taylor, President James K. Polk, President William Henry Harrison, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Compromise of 1850, the Mexican War, The Whig Party in the 1840s, US history, VP John Tyler, VP Millard Fillmore, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Abraham Lincoln: Quibbling Thanksgiving
In 1863 Thanksgiving Day had been a local or regional holiday for more than two centuries. Quibbling The Day Massachusetts has long maintained that a day of Thanksgiving was celebrated a year after the devout Pilgrims landed in Plymouth in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Berkeley Thanksgiving, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington proclaims Thanksgiving, history, John Nicolay, Lincoln and Thanksgiving, Lincoln signs Thanksgiving Proclamation, Lincoln's Secretary John Nicolay, Norman Rockwell, Pilgrim Thanksgiving, Presidential history, Sarah Josepha Hale, Sarah Josepha Hale sparks federal Thanksgiving, Secretary of State Seward, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Seward drafts Thanksgiving Proclamation, Thanksgiving Day Tradition, White House history, William H. Seward
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Grant, Grant, The Tanner’s Son…
Held his nose and away he run… Jesse Grant, Tanner Jesse Root Grant (1794-1873) was Pennsylvania-born, but migrated to southern Ohio as a small child. He had a decent education for his time and station in life, but possessed a … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Early life of U.S. Grant, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant in Galena IL, Grant in Mexican War, Grant in St. Louis, Grant's experiences at tannery, Hannah Grant, Hannah Simpson Grant, history, Jesse Grant, Jesse Root Grant, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, U.S. Grant at West Point, U.S. Grant's family, US history, White House history
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Lou Henry Hoover and Women’s Athletics
The Western Woman Despite her birth and early girlhood in Iowa, Lou Henry (1874-1944) spent most of her growing-up years in California when it was still considered the “Wild West.” Her father, Charles Henry, was a middle class banker, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Lou Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, National Amateur Athletic Federation, Presidential history, US history, White House history, women's athletics in early 20th century
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FDR and the March of Dimes
Of all the programs undertaken by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, none was more personal than the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation. Polio Polio is the common name given to “infantile paralysis,” a contagious and horrible disease, thankfully near eradication today. It was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Basil O'Connor, Dr. Albert Sabin, Dr. Jonas Salk, Entertainer Eddie Cantor, FDR initiates the March of Dimes, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Presidential history, The Little White House in Warm Springs GA, The March of Dimes, The National Infantile Paralysis Foundation, the polio vaccine, US history, Warm Springs GA, White House history
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Dolley Madison and the War of 1812: A Book Review
This is a book for middle-school readers. Eons ago, when old-me was a very very young-me, Scribner’s published as “Scribner’s Junior” – a series of biographies geared to perhaps second through sixth grades, depending on reading skills. (Mine were excellent!) … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People, Recommended Reading
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, History Book Reviews, James Madison, Libby Carty McNamee, The War of 1812, US history, White House history
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Poor Ex-FLOTUS Julia Tyler
Literally. Rich FLOTUS Julia Gardiner Tyler Julia Gardiner (1820-1889) was a wealthy New Yorker. Her father, David Lyon Gardiner owned considerable property in Long Island. Her mother, Juliana MacLachlan was the only child of an even wealthier brewer. Julia and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Tyler, history, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia Tyler, Juliana Gardiner home in Staten Island, President John Tyler, Presidential history, Sherwood Forest plantation, US history, White House history
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Herbert Hoover The Dam Story
The Colorado River is a mighty one, taking eons to carve out the Grand Canyon. HH: The Great Engineer Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) was a true Horatio Alger story. Born to a poor farmer-blacksmith in rural Iowa, he was totally orphaned … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Boulder Dam, early career of Herbert Hoover, Feather Schwartz Foster, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoovervilles, Journalist Charles Michelson, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, The "Great Engineer", The Hoover Dam, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln: The Lizzie Friends
“Elizabeths” were imporant in Mary Lincoln’s life – and that doesn’t even include her mother Eliza and stepmother Betsey! Friends in General It has been said that some friends are for a season, a reason, or a lifetime. Hmmm. But … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Keckley, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Elizabeth Todd Grimsley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's confidante Elizabeth Keckley, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Todd cousin Elizbeth Grimsley, Mary Todd in Springfield, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Elizabeth Keckley, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge: Losing Grace
But… Most modern historians conclude that Coolidge was one of the most “sexist” Presidents we ever had. Born in 1872 in rural Vermont, Calvin Coolidge was deeply imbued with the Calvinist religious philosophy (hard work, and saving and knowing one’s … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Col. Edmund Starling, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, Secret Service Agent James Haley, Secret Serviceman Edmund Starling, The death of Calvin Coolidge Jr., The marriage of Calvin and Grace Coolidge, US history, White House history
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