-
Recent Posts
Archives
-
Join 280 other subscribers
Meta
Nifty Sites to Check
Categories
- A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog
- Abraham Lincoln
- American Civil War
- Andrew Jackson
- Andrew Johnson
- Andrew Johnson
- Benjamin Harrison
- Calvin Coolidge
- Chester Arthur
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Franklin Pierce
- George Washington
- Grover Cleveland
- Harry S Truman
- Herbert Hoover
- James Buchanan
- James Garfield
- James K. Polk
- James Madison
- James Monroe
- John Adams
- John Quincy Adams
- John Tyler
- Martin Van Buren
- Millard Fillmore
- Nifty History People
- Presidential Sites
- Recommended Reading
- Rutherford Hayes
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Thomas Jefferson
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Warren G. Harding
- William Henry Harrison
- William Howard Taft
- William McKinley
- Woodrow Wilson
- Zachary Taylor
Tag Archives: White House history
President Theodore Roosevelt and “The Sargent”
It is a long standing tradition for Presidents to have an official portrait painted. Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was a prism of a man, many sided depending on his mood or current interests. He had arguably dozens … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, John Singer Sargent, Portrait artist John Singer Sargent, President Theodore Roosevelt, President TR, Presidential history, The many-faceted Theodore Roosevelt, the successful John Singer Sargent, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, White House history
1 Comment
Andrew Jackson’s Magnificent Truxton
Andrew Jackson loved horses since early boyhood AJ: Rider and Racer The story of 12-year-old Andrew Jackson serving as messenger in the Continental Army and later captured and imprisoned is true, told in every history book. Besides his daring and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson
Tagged "Old Hickory", American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson in Tennessee, Andrew Jackson purchases Truxton, Andrew Jackson's horses, Andrew Jackson's racehorse Greyhound, Andrew Jackson's racehorse Truxton, Clover Bottom Racetrack, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Horseracing in early Tennessee, John Verrell's horse Truxton, Nashville TN history, President Andrew Hackson, Presidential history, US history, White House history
6 Comments
Mrs. Hoover Builds Her Dream House
Lou Henry Hoover was a talented and interesting woman. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover: The First Twenty Years Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) and Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944) were an unusual couple, and well suited to each other. Both were born in Iowa, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover and World War I, history, Hoover and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover and the Girl Scouts, Lou Hoover's house in Palo Alto, President Hoover and Prohibition, Presidential history, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, Stanford University, The Food Administration, The Hoover house in Palo Alto, the Hoover House willed to Stanford University, the travels of Herbert Hoover, US history, White House history
1 Comment
The Presidents of New York
Virginia and Ohio claim to be Mother of Presidents – but NY claims 7 unique sons! Three Who Re-Upped the Third Party Way #8, Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was a New Yorker from the border of the Catskill and Adirondack … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Chester Arthur, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Chester Alan Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, history, James Garfield, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, President Martin Van Buren, President Millard Fillmore, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, The American Party, the Bull Moose Party, The Democratic Party, The Democratic-Republicans, The Free Soil Party, The Know-Nothing party, The Progressive Party, The Republican Party, The Whig Party, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, White House history, William McKinley, Zachary Taylor
1 Comment
Lincoln Cousin: Dennis Hanks
It was a complicated and sometimes confusing kinship. Dennis Hanks: A Flotsam-Jetsam Childhood Dennis Friend Hanks (1799-1892) was the illegitimate son of Nancy Hanks – an aunt of another Nancy Hanks, Lincoln’s mother. Born in Hardin County, KY, a decade … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Johnston Hanks, Civil War history, Dennis Friend Hanks, Dennis Hanks, Dennis Hanks visits White House, Dennis Hanks' pocket watch, Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Lincoln cousin Dennis Hanks, Lincoln father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln stepsister Betsey Johnston, Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
2 Comments
FDR and the Lend-Lease Metaphor
It’s an old story told thousands of times, but still rings true. FDR: The President on Two Fronts In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the Democratic nomination for an unprecedented third term in office. Despite being crippled by … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, FDR and Lend-Lease, FDR's "firehose" speech, FDR's friendship with Churchill, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, King George VI, Lend-Lease, President Franklin D Roosevelt, Presidential history, Roosevelt's Fireside Chats, the beginning of World War II, The Great Depression, the Lend-Lease program, The onset of WWII, The outlook of Franklin D. Roosevelt, US history, White House history, Winston Churchill
1 Comment
The Death of FLOTUS Caroline Harrison
The election of 1892 was another Presidential rematch. The Rematch Election Sitting Republican President Benjamin Harrison was poised to seek a second term – against Democratic ex-President Grover Cleveland, who held the position from 1885-9. Grover Cleveland was generally well … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Harrison, Caroline Harrison, Caroline Harrison and the DAR, Caroline Scott Harrison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Caroline Harrison, First Lady History, Grover Cleveland, history, President Benjamin Harrison, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, The election of 1888, The election of 1892, The health of Caroline Harrison, US history, White House history
2 Comments
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Ball
The mood of the country was vastly different in 1865 than in 1861. The Difference Being… …(at least in general essence), that in 1861, the country was nervous and frightened. Several Southern states already seceded, and the tensions at South … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War
Tagged 16th President Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, House Speaker Schuyler Colfax, Lincoln's Second Inaugural, Lincoln-Johnson Clubs, Mary Harlan, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Senator Charles Sumner, The Patent Office in 1860, US history, White House guard William Crook, White House history
2 Comments
Frances Cleveland: The Wedding Gown
Grover Cleveland came to the White House with a secret. Grover Cleveland’s Secret At 49 years old, Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was a lifelong bachelor. Nearly 300-pounds on his 5’9” frame, he was the heaviest President up to that time … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Frances Folsom, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland's secret engagement, history, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, US history, White House history, White House wedding
Leave a comment
Presidential History Blog 