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Tag Archives: World War I
BACK OVER THERE: A Book Review
One hundred years ago, after futilely preaching neutrality for three years, President Woodrow Wilson, exhausted of options, finally entered “the war to end all wars” so the world could be made safe for democracy. Two million young American fellows left … Continue reading
Lou Henry Hoover: The Desk Story
In 1914 when World War I began in Europe, Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover were millionaires, living in a posh London townhouse. The Millionaire Part Neither of the Hoovers were born rich. Lou’s family were solidly middle class, but hardly … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover
Tagged American history, Americans stranded in London in 1914, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, First Lady Lou Hoover, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover house in Palo Alto, Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, President Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, Presidential wives, White House history, World War I, World War I history
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The Stewardship of the Second Mrs. Wilson
“Steward” was the word that Edith Bolling Wilson used to describe herself during the last 18-months of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, when he suffered a crippling stroke. Edith Bolling Wilson: A Conspiracy Theory? Modern historians, freed by the distance of a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged "the first woman president", American First Ladies, American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Bolling Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Wilson, First World War, history, Joseph Tumulty, League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Thomas R. Marshall, US history, Vice President Thomas Marshall, White House history, Wilson physician Cary Grayson, Wilson secretary Joseph Tumulty, Wilson VP Marshall, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's stroke, World War I
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Quentin & Flora: A Roosevelt and a Vanderbilt in Love during the Great War : A Book Review
Quentin & Flora: A Roosevelt and a Vanderbilt in Love during the Great War focuses on two years of a love story – but it is a wonderful love story, family story and coming-of-age story, all against the background of … Continue reading
Posted in Recommended Reading, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, book reviews, Chip Bishop, Edith Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, Flora Payne Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, history, Quentin & Flora, Quentin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's sons, TR, World War I
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Woodrow and Edith Wilson: Honeymooners
The widowed Wilson married the widowed Mrs. Galt only eight months after they had met. The Wilsons: A New First Couple The morning of December 16, 1915, Woodrow Wilson was a happy man. Aides said the new bridegroom was whistling … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith, Edith Bolling Galt, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Galt, Edith Wilson, Edith Wilson Red Cross volunteer, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Great War, The Second Mrs. Wilson, White House history, Wilson's doctor, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's health, World War I
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