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Tag Archives: White House history
President Garfield’s Doctors: A Keystone Tragic-Comedy Part II
President Garfield spent two months after his assassination attempt, lying in bed at the White House during the hottest weeks in memory. James Garfield, President for barely four months, had survived the night following an assassination attempt on July 2, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield
Tagged Alexander Graham Bell, American history, Charles Guiteau, Dr. Willard Bliss, Feather Schwartz Foster, Garfield's assassination, history, James A. Garfield, James Garfield, Lucretia Garfield, President Garfield, President Garfield's doctors, President James A. Garfield, President James Garfield, Presidential history, trial of Charles Guiteau, White House history
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Harriet Lane Johnston: The Unknown “First Lady”
Harriet Lane (1830-1903) was technically a Presidential “hostess.” Nevertheless, she was “hostess” for four full years. Harriet Lane: A Basic Overview Harriet Lane (1830-1903) was orphaned at nine years old, and her bachelor Uncle James Buchanan, already a well-to-do … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Buchanan, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Buchanan Administration, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Harriet Lane, Harriet Lane Johnston, history, James Buchanan, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Center, Mrs. Henry Johnston, President James Buchanan, Presidential history, Presidential Hostess, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, St. Albans School, US history, Washington Cathedral, White House history, White House hostesses
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President Garfield’s Doctors: A Tragi-Comedy Part I
Charles Guiteau admitted that he shot the President, but “it was the doctors who killed him.” The assassin was certifiably insane, but he wasn’t stupid. Everybody in the country knew it was the medical men who botched the care of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield
Tagged American history, Charles Guiteau, Charles Julius Guiteau, Dr. David Hayes Agnew, Dr. F.H. Hamilton, Dr. Willard Bliss, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James A. Garfield, Joseph Stanley Brown, President Garfield, President Garfield's doctors, President Garfield's medical team, President James A. Garfield, presidential assassin, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Bess Truman: The Family Secret
Few First Ladies hated the position more than Bess Truman. Bess Truman becomes First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s example was daunting enough for anyone, but for Bess Wallace Truman, all she wanted was to go in a completely different direction: Back … 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, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Bess Truman, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, Madge Wallace, Mrs. Harry Truman, Presidential wives, The White House, US history, White House history
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The Remarkable Friendship Between Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover
In April, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt had died suddenly, and Vice President-now-President Harry S Truman, by his own admission, felt like the moon, stars and all the planets had fallen on him. Harry Truman Makes A Friend Only days after … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover the Humanitarian, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential pensions, The Hoover Dam, US history, White House history
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Seasons Greetings from the Eisenhowers
No United States President took more personal interest in the annual White House Christmas cards than the Great General Ike himself. Dwight Eisenhower: The President-Artist Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) was a man of many hobbies – poker, bridge, fishing, golf – … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tagged "Mamie" bangs, American history, Christmas at the White House, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eisenhower Christmas cards, Eisenhower Christmas gifts, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General Ike, history, Ike Eisenhower, Ike's paintings, Joyce C. Hall, Mamie Eisenhower, President Eisenhower, Presidential history, White House Christmas Cards, White House history
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The Hidden White House: A Book Review
There is an old saying that if somebody asks for the time, you don’t need to tell them how to make a watch. And so it is with The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman, Recommended Reading
Tagged "The Hidden White House", American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Robert Klara, The Executive Mansion, The White House, White House history
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The Tragedy of Tad Lincoln
When you think about it, Tad Lincoln’s short life was truly a tragic one. Tad Lincoln: The Early Years Thomas Lincoln, nicknamed Tad from the start, was the fourth and last child born to Abraham and Mary Lincoln. It did … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Lincoln's son Tad, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln in Europe, Mary Lincoln's son Tad, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, Tad Lincoln in Europe, Tad Lincoln puberty, Tad Lincoln's adolescence, Tad Lincoln's education, Tad Lincoln's speech defect, the Lincoln Children, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, White House children, White House history
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Grover Cleveland: White House Bridegroom
Can you believe it? Grouchy Grover Cleveland was a newlywed! But it is true. At age 49, long time bachelor President Grover Cleveland was married in the White House. The Best Kept White House Secret When he was elected … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Frances Cleveland, Frances Folsom, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, history, President Cleveland's marriage, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, US history, White House history, White House marriages, White House weddings
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Charles Julius Guiteau: Garfield’s Assassin
The old history books claim that the assassin of President James A. Garfield was a disgruntled office seeker – but was that really the case? President James Garfield was assassinated in July, 1881, but the trial of Charles Julius Guiteau … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Assassination of Garfield, Charles Guiteau, Charles Julius Guiteau, Chester Alan Arthur, disgruntled office seeker, Dissatisfied office seeker, Election of 1880, history, James Garfield, President James Garfield, Presidential history, trial of Charles Guiteau, US history, White House history
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