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Tag Archives: White House history
Understanding Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was the quintessential New Englander: quiet, determined, and living a well ordered life. Meet Calvin Coolidge: The Man Behind the Myth In 1960, more than 25 years after Coolidge’s death, a small volume of essays about him was … Continue reading
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Tagged "Meet Calvin Coolidge", "Silent Cal", American history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge Northampton Mayor, Calvin Coolidge's Secretary Herman Beaty, Coolidge the local politician, Coolidge the New Englander, Coolidge's youth, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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The Abysmal Health of Woodrow Wilson
If his health history had been known in 1912, Woodrow Wilson might never have been nominated. The White House Physician: Cary T. Grayson Shortly after President Woodrow Wilson took the oath of office in 1913, there was a luncheon for … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Ellen Axson Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Ellen Wilson, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, US history, White House history, Wilson's history of strokes, Wilson's personal physician, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's health, Woodrow Wilson's health history
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Mary Todd Lincoln and Henry Clay
In 1832, Mary Todd was thirteen years old; Henry Clay was about to challenge Andrew Jackson for the Presidency. Ellerslie and Ashland Ellerslie Plantation, about three miles from Lexington, KY, was the ancestral home of the Todd family, named for … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Ellerslie Plantation, Emilie Todd Helm, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, Henry Clay's Ashland plantation, history, Mary Lincoln's father Robert S. Todd, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's sister Emilie Todd, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential wives, Robert Smith Todd, The Todd family plantation, US history, White House history
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The Funeral of Dolley Madison: End of an Era
On July 19, 1849, the largest funeral procession ever held in Washington DC till that time, commemorated the life and death of its most popular resident. The Venerable Mrs. Madison Dolley Payne Madison was 81 when she died on July … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Hamilton, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, George Washington, history, James Monroe, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, MArtha Washington, Patrick Henry, President James Madison, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The death of Dolley Madison, The Founding Fathers, the influence of Dolley Madison, the last years of Dolley Madison, Thomas Jefferson, White House history
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Presidents and Christmas Trees
A “traditional” Christmas tree, one that is brought indoors and decorated, is a German custom. The Early Trees While a Christmas tree of sorts has been around since pagan times, beginning in the early nineteenth century, it became a popular … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin Pierce
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Christmas tree history, Coolidge and the National Xms tree, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Christmas tree, history, National Christmas tree, President Benjamin Harrison and Christmas tree, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin Pierce and Christmas tree, Queen Victoria, US history, Victorian Christmas Tree, White House Christmas tree, White House history, Xmas tree on the Ellipse
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Theodore Roosevelt: Asthmatic
Theodore Roosevelt could arguably be the poster boy for asthmatic children. Asthma In General: Today Asthma is a medical condition that affects the lungs and airways, making breathing difficult. It can vary between a mild, occasional and annoying problem, or, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, asthma, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Presidential history, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Sr., Theodore Roosevelt's asthmatic condition, Theodore Roosevelt's father, Theodore Roosevelt's health, Theodore Roosevelt's youth, TR's health issues, TR's upbringing, US history, White House history
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The First Ladies and the Doorman
Jerry Smith spent 35 years as a White House factotum, in a variety of positions. The Scant Basics About Jerry Jeremiah Smith was a free Negro, born in Anne Arundel County, MD in 1835. Very little is known of him, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady Julia Grant, history, Jeremiah Smith, President Theodore Roosevelt, White House bodyguard Col. William Crook, White House doorman Jerry Smith, White House employee Jerry Smith, White House footman Jerry Smith, White House history, White House Official Duster Jerry Smith
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President Grant and the Grant-Pops
Most historians concur that Ulysses S. Grant’s parents were a little eccentric. Grant and His Parents Jesse Root Grant (1794-1873), the father, was born in Pennsylvania and transplanted to Ohio, where he married and raised a family. He was self-educated … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Civil War history, Col. Frederick Dent, Courtship of Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ellen Wrenshall Dent, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Julia Dent, General Grant's parents, General Ulysses S. Grant, Hannah Simpson Grant, history, Jesse Root Grant, Jesse Root Grant II, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Dent's parents, President Ulysses Grant, Presidential history, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Col. Elmer Ellsworth, The Lincolns’ Favorite
Few Lincoln favorites were as beloved by the entire Lincoln family as Elmer Ellsworth. The Young Militia Colonel Ephriam Elmer Ellsworth (1837-61) was a poor New York fellow with long bootstraps. Blessed with a charismatic personality, solid brains, and an … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War history, American history, Civil War history, Civil War Zouaves, Col. Elmer Ellsworth, Elmer Ellsworth, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, John G. Nicolay, John Hay, Lincoln's Secretaries, Mary Lincoln, New York Zouave firefighters, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Secretary of War Simon Cameron, the death of Elmer Ellsworth, The John Marshall Hotel in Alexandria VA, US history, White House history, Willie and Tad Lincoln
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Benjamin Harrison: Cold Man in the White House
Most politicians excel at the glad-hand. Benjamin Harrison was the exception. BH: POTUS Grandson William Henry Harrison died after only one month as President of the US. His grandson Benjamin Harrison (1832-1901) was only nine years old. His memories were … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Nifty History People
Tagged "Baby" McKee, American history, Benjamin Harrison, Benjamin Harrison McKee, Benjamin Harrison's family, Benjamin Harrison's grandson, Caroline Harrison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Caroline Harrison, history, President Benjamin Harrison, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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