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Tag Archives: White House history
Martha Washington: The White House Portrait
The huge portrait of Martha Washington that balances the famous Gilbert Stuart painting of her husband, was painted more than seventy five years after her death. White House Portraits Before photography had advanced sufficiently to achieve artistic popularity, a portrait … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American artist Eliphalet Andrews, American history, Daniel Huntington, Dolley Madison, Eliphalet Frazier Andrews, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Ladies portraits in the White House, First Lady Lou Hoover, First Lady Lucy Hayes, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, GIlbert Stuart, Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Washington, history, MArtha Washington, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, Presidential portraits in the White House, Rutherford B. Hayes, the East Room of the White House, US history, White House history, Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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Alice Hathaway Lee: The First Mrs. TR
Few people know it, but Theodore Roosevelt was married twice. He was married at twenty-two. Three years later, his wife died in childbirth. Theodore Roosevelt: Suitor Theodore Roosevelt was home-schooled or privately tutored for most of his youth, partly because … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Alice Hathaway Lee, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, American history, Anna Bamie Roosevelt, Edith Carow, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Martha Bullock Roosevelt, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The death of Theodore Roosevelt's first wife, The Second Mrs. TR, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's family, Theodore Roosevelt's first wife, TR's first wife Alice Lee, US history, White House history, young Theodore Roosevelt
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Grace Coolidge in the Kitchen
When Calvin Coolidge wanted to marry Miss Grace Goodhue, her parents were not happy. The Coolidge Proposal Some time after Calvin Coolidge began seeing the pretty Miss Goodhue, he took her to meet his family. They liked her. Everybody did. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge
Tagged American history, Amherst Colldge history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge quotations, Calvin Coolidge wit, Clarke School for the Deaf, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, Grace Coolidge's parents, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Northampton MA history, President Calvin Coolidge, Presidential history, University of Vermont history, US history, White House history
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William Howard Taft and the Bathtub(s)
William Howard Taft was a big baby who became a big boy who became a very big man. WHT: The Big Guy William Howard Taft (1857-1930) came from a very prominent Cincinnati, Ohio family. His father had served in Grant’s … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Benjamin Harrison, Elihu Root, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Helen Taft, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, Governor-General of the Philippines, Helen Herron Taft, history, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Secretary of State Elihu Root, US history, White House history, William H Taft i the Philippines, William H. Taft
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Mary Lincoln’s Big Sister: Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Todd Edwards was the oldest of Mary Lincoln’s siblings. The Todd Family Robert and Eliza Todd of Lexington, KY had six children who lived to adulthood. Mary was the fourth. Eliza died when Mary was only seven; eighteen months … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabedth Todd Edwards, Elizabeth and Ninian Edwards, Elizabeth Todd, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln returns to Springfield, Mary Todd in Springfield, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ninian Edwards, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, US history, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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Mrs. Truman and the Housekeeper
Bess Wallace Truman would not tolerate any disregard to her authority. Bess Wallace: Homebody Bess Wallace (1885-1982) was the granddaughter of a well-to-do flour mill owner from Independence, MO. Her mother, Madge Gates, was a spoiled and self-centered woman, who … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's father David Wallace, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Bess Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, Henrietta Nesbitt, history, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, US history, White House cuisine, White House history, White House housekeeper Henrietta Nesbitt
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John Quincy Adams: When The People Cheered
John Quincy Adams was a brilliant man of many substantive accomplishments. Popularity was not one of them. JQA: A Spectacular Upbringing By the time John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was twenty-one, he was arguably the most cosmopolitan man of his generation … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Louisa Catherine Adams, Henry Clay, history, John Adams, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, JQA, Louisa Catherine Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, President James Monroe, President John Quincy Adams, Presidential history, Secretary of State JQ Adams, The character of John Quincy Adams, The Presidential Campaign of 1824, US history, White House history, William Crawford
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The Invalid FLOTUS: Ida McKinley
Ida Saxton: Pampered Child Ida Saxton (1847-1907) was the eldest of three children born to James and Catherine Saxton of Canton, Ohio. Saxton was the town banker, lived in a fine house, and enjoyed a reputation as one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Ida McKinley, history, Ida McKinley, Ida McKinley epileptic, Ida McKinley's health, Ida McKinley's illness, Ida Saxton McKinley, President William McKinley, US history, White House history, William McKinley, William McKinley's family life
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The Short Sweet Life of Willie Lincoln
Despite the fact that Willie Lincoln died before his 12th birthday, he was arguably the happiest of the Lincoln family. Willie Lincoln in Springfield, IL William Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862) was named for his uncle-by-marriage. Dr. William Wallace, married to … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln son Willie, American history, Bud and Holly Taft, Elmer Ellsworth, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Lincoln friends Bud and Holly Taft, Lincoln law partner William Herndon, Lincoln's son Thomas, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, the death of Elmer Ellsworth, the death of Senator Edward Baker, The death of Willie Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House history, William Wallace Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, Willie Lincoln's childhood, Willie Lincoln's death
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Abigail Fillmore and the White House Library
Abigail Fillmore is one of those early First Ladies who has faded into oblivion. She needs to be re-explored. Miss Powers, Teacher Abigail Powers (1798-1852) was only two when her father died. She later claimed to have inherited two important … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Millard Fillmore
Tagged Abigail Powers Fillmore, American history, creating White House Library, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Fillmore, General Zachary Taylor, history, President Fillmore, President Millard Fillmore, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, White House library, Zachary Taylor
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