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Lou Henry Hoover: The Adventuresome Activist
Mrs. Herbert Hoover is arguably the least known among 20th century First Ladies – yet she was an amazing woman in her own right. Lou Henry Hoover: The Early Days Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944) was way ahead of her time. … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Girl Scouts, history, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Great Depression, US history, White House history
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Abigail Adams’ Sorrow: Like Uncle, Like Nephews
Medical science today provides substantial evidence that alcoholism can be a hereditary failing, but even back in Colonial days, people suspected that it ran in families. William Smith: Abigail Adams’ Brother Abigail Adams (1744-1818), always a credible witness to her … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams brother William Smith, Abigail Adams' son Charles, Abigail Adams' son Thomas, American history, Charles Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Presidential wives, Thomas Boylston Adams, White House history
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Julia Tyler: Fashionista
About five years before becoming a First Lady, a nineteen-year-old Julia Gardiner was featured in an actual advertising promotion. Miss Julia Gardiner Julia Gardiner was pretty, socially prominent, and very very rich. Her father, Senator David Gardiner, was a “Gardiner … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bogert And Mecamly, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Tyler, Gardiner's Island, history, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia Tyler, President John Tyler, President Tyler, President TYler's Second Wife, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rose of Long Island, US history, White House history
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The Common Touch: Presidential Style
The Common Touch, like Common Sense, is anything but Common. The Elusive Quality of the Common Touch The Common Touch is one of those rare qualities that must be inborn, natural and absolutely sincere. It can sometimes be affected, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, George Washington, Harry Truman, Herbert Hoover, history, J.A. Adams, Jimmy Carter, John Quincy Adams, presidential common touch, Presidential history, Richard Nixon, The Common Touch, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, US Presidents, White House history, Woodrow Wilson
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Abraham Lincoln’s Life and Limb
Abraham Lincoln had an innate instinct for Public Relations – but with him, it usually meant “Political Realities.” The Fall of Fort Sumter Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) had only been President for six weeks when Fort Sumter was attacked in Charleston … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln war powers, American Civil War, American history, Charleston Harbor, Civil War, Civil War history, Constitutional War Powers, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fort Sumter, Franklin Pierce, history, James Buchanan, Lincoln's war powers, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, President Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Nellie Taft’s Lonely Dinner
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943) did not have a long time to enjoy wearing her stylish Edwardian gowns on the magnificent occasions she had been planning for decades. Only three months into William Howard Taft’s presidency, she collapsed from a stroke. Mrs. … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Helen Herron Taft, Helen Herron Taft's stroke, history, Mrs. William Howard Taft, Nellie Taft, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft
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First Ladies of Indisposition
Between 1849 and 1857, the three First Ladies of the United States were, in their individual ways, indisposed in the true meaning of the word: they did not have the disposition to perform the highly visible social duties that were … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Bennie Pierce, Bennie Pierce death, Betty Blair, creating White House Library, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Pierce, Jane Pierce tragedy, Margaret Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, White House library, Zachary Taylor
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Chester Alan Arthur: “Nobody’s Damn Business”
Chester Alan Arthur, known only by his distinctive and imposing whiskers, is one of the least known and least studied of our Presidents. Chester Alan Arthur: The Basic Facts Chester Alan Arthur (1830-1886) was a clergyman’s son, born in Vermont … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Chester A. Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur, Collector of the Port of NY, Election of 1880, Ellen Herndon Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Political Boss Roscoe Conkling, President Chester A. Arthur, President James A. Garfield, President Rutherford B. Hayes, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Roscoe Conkling, The "Gentleman Boss", The Port of New York, US Presidents, US Vice Presidents, White House history
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Dolley Madison Saves Washington: Part II
Within hours after Dolley Madison “rescued” the portrait of George Washington, British Redcoats marched in and torched the city. The British Invade Washington Politicians and military personnel alike were surprised when the British Army targeted Washington, DC. In 1814 the … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Burning of Washington, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, history, James Madison, John Tayloe III, Octagon House, President James Madison, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Sir George Cockburn, The War of 1812, US history, War of 1812, White House history
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DOLLEY MADISON SAVES WASHINGTON: PART I
In the old days, every school child knew that First Lady Dolley Madison saved the portrait of George Washington from the approaching British Army. Fact? Legend? The War of 1812: Target Washington The War of 1812, the second war between … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, George Washington portrait, history, James Madison, President James Madison, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The War of 1812, US history, War of 1812, White House history
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