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Category Archives: Millard Fillmore
1861: A Year of Six Presidents
Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 set many precedents. Presidential Precedents. Abraham Lincoln was a President of many firsts: The first POTUS born west of the Appalachian Mountains (KY); the elected first from Illinois; the first elected by popular plurality in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Pierce, history, James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, President John Tyler, President Martin Van Buren, President Millard Fillmore, Presidential history, US history White House history
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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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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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