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Tag Archives: White House history
Mary Lincoln’s Bad Hat Story
First the source. When she was a very old lady in 1931, Julia Taft Bayne published a slim volume called Tad Lincoln’s Father. It was her personal memoir of 1861-2, when, as a teenager, she spent a good deal of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Bud and Holly Taft, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Lincoln friends Bud and Holly Taft, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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John Tyler’s Sherwood Forest
Nestled in the northern part of Virginia’s Tidewater Peninsula, midway between its original capital of Williamsburg, and Richmond, its capital since 1780, is the retirement house of John Tyler, 10th President of the United States. It has been in the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, John Tyler, William Henry Harrison
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Julia Tyler, history, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Letitia Christian Tyler, President John Tyler, Presidential history, presidential homes, Sherwood Forest plantation, US history, VP John Tyler, White House history
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Poems by Presidents: The First-Ever Anthology
A Book Review Roses are red, Violets are blue, POTUSES, Politics. Poetry too? What a surprise! Editor Michael Croland has amassed a charming little array of actual poetry (ok, plus a few limericks and light verse) written by some of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People, Recommended Reading, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Warren G. Harding
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James Madison, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, Michael Croland, Presidential history, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Warren G. Harding, White House history, Woodrow Wilson
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Mary Lincoln and Julia Grant: The CW Divas Part 1
The similarities were apparent; the dissimilarities were intrinsic. Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1883) was seven years older than Julia Dent Grant. From Kentucky and Missouri respectively, they were both considered “westerners” in the early part of the 19th century. They both … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Eliza Monroe Hay, the Irony of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings The Monroe years 1817-25, are commonly referred to as “The Era of Good Feelings,” with fair reason. The country was at peace, following a military and economic misery known as the War of 1812. The … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Monroe, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Diplomat James Monroe, Dolley Madison, Eliza Monroe, Eliza Monroe Hay, Elizabeth Kortright, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe’s poor health, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Hay, history, Hortense de Beauharnais, James Monroe, James Monroe’s resume, Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte, President James Monroe, Presidential history, Presidential hostesses, Presidential wives, Queen Consort of Holland, The Era of Good Feelings, The War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson, US history, VA Governor Thomas Jefferson, White House history
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Dr. Charles Leale: Forgotten Hero of Ford’s Theater
Ford’s Theater: April 14, 1865 Enjoying a pleasant night out, Abraham and Mary Lincoln and their guests attended a comedy at Ford’s Theater. Around 10:30 p.m. a shot rang out in the Presidential Box, and a scream was heard. Within … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Butler's Commission on the Assassination of Lincoln, Dr. Charles Augustus Leale, Dr. Charles Leale, Dr. R.K. Stone, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Ford's Theater, history, John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's Assassination, Lincoln's attending physician, Lincoln's physician R.K. Stone, Major Henry Rathbone, Mary Lincoln, Presidential history, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Peterson House, US history, White House history
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Lucy Hayes: Camp Mother
Lucy Hayes was born to be a mother. Lucy: Girl to Woman Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889) was born and raised in Chillicothe OH, when the state was becoming a major industrial force in the country. In-home manufacturing was declining and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Civil war General Rutherford B. Hayes, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Rutherford B. Hayes, history, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Webb Hayes, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rutherford B. Hayes, the education of Lucy Webb, the Ohio 23rd, US history, White House history
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GW: The Very First New Year’s Day Reception
George Washington held the first New Year’s Day Reception at the President’s House in New York. New York: 1790 The weather was unseasonably balmy January 1, 1790. The doors and windows were opened wide and throngs of well wishers and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Dutch New Year’s traditions, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, John Adams, MArtha Washington, New Netherlands, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Second Lady Abigail Adams, The Anglo-Dutch Wars, The Dutch in New York, The President’s House in New York, US history, Vice President John Adams, White House history, William and Mary
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Abigail Adams: The Shining Moment
AA: Revolutionary Patriot With her husband some 400 miles away in Philadelphia trying to create an independent nation from 13 disassociated colonies with all their inherent problems, needs, quibbles, and disparate personalities (including his own), Abigail Adams voraciously consumed the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams opinion about slavery, Abigail Adams opinions about education, Abigail and John Adams, Abigail Smith Adams, Alexander Pope, American history, “Lysistrata”, ”Remember the Ladies”, British Author Daniel Defoe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Greek dramatist Aristophanes, history, John Adams, John Adams and the Continental Congress, Mercy Otis Warren, Mercy Warren, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Harry Truman: Recognizing Israel 1948
Harry Truman was not a popular president in his own time. Disdain for Harry Harry S Truman (1884-1972) was a midwestern farm boy with neither pedigree, education, money or talent to recommend him. Having served commendably as Captain Harry in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Chaim Weizmann, Eddie Jacobson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, HST friend Eddie Jacobson, Madge Wallace, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Rabbi Yitshak Herzog, The creation of Israel, The Holocaust, US history, VP Harry Truman, White House history, Zionist Movement
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