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Tag Archives: First Lady History
William McKinley: The Sneezing Fit
President William McKinley was a genial and popular man. He had a long list of personal friends. William McK: Mister Nice Guy William McKinley (1843-1901) was a nice fellow – and a good fellow. At 18, he enlisted in the … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Chicago newspaperman H.H. Kohlsaat, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Ida Mickinley, h.h. Kohlsaat, Herman H. Kohlsaat, history, Ida McKinley epileptic, Ida McKinley's epilepsy, Ida Saxton McKinley, McKinldy's attitudes on the War with Spain, Newspaper publisher H.H. Kohlsaat, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The personal tragedies of William McKinley, The Spanish-American War, US history, White House history, William McKinley
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Harriet Lane and the James Buchanan Statue
James Buchanan has been the cellar dweller among Presidents for more than 150 years. JB: The Balance Sheet The asset side. Pennsylvania’s James Buchanan (1791-1868) came to the presidency in 1857 with a forty-plus-year resume of solid achievement: successful attorney, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Architect William Gordon Beecher, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Harriet Lane, Harriet Lane Johnston, Henry Cabot Lodge, history, James Buchanan, John Quincy Adams, President James Buchanan, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Sculptor Hans Schuler, Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, Statue of James Buchanan, US history, Washington DC history, White House history
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The Hoovers Rescue Americans: 1914
When World War I began in August, 1914, Herbert and Lou Hoover were living in London’s posh Mayfair section. The Hoovers. Herbert Hoover was a 40-year old mining engineer and consultant in 1914. He had offices in six countries and … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Belgian Relief during World War 1, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Herbert Hoover, history, Hoover lends money to American citizens, Lou Henry Hoover, Mining engineer Herbert Hoover, Presidential history, US history, World War 1 history, World War 1 in London
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Edith Roosevelt: Raising Eagles
Edith Carow Roosevelt was a mother of six when she became First Lady in 1901. The “Other” Mrs. Roosevelt Over the past seventy-five years or more, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt has eclipsed the name of the “other” Mrs Roosevelt, her … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People
Tagged Alice Roosevelt, American history, Archie Roosevelt, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Edith Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady History, history, Kermit Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential families, Presidential history, Quentin Roosevelt, Sagamore Hill, Ted Roosevelt, Ted Roosevelt Jr., The Roosevelt children, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's children, TR, US history, White House history
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Lincoln. Mary. Robert. War.
Of all the decisions Abraham Lincoln was obliged to make during his administration, few were as personally difficult as his son’s participation in the Army. Robert’s Story Robert Todd Lincoln had just entered Harvard when his father was inaugurated in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, General Sherman, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history, White House history
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FLOTUS McKinley: White House Invalid
Many historians claim William McKinley would have been a far greater president had he not been so distracted by his invalid wife. Ida McKinley: Candidate’s Wife Shortly before the 1896 election, William and Ida McKinley celebrated their Silver Anniversary. More … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Diplomatic protocol, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady duties, First Lady History, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady McKinley donates slippers, history, Ida McKinley, Ida McKinley's crocheted slippers, McKinley alters protocol, McKinley's assassination, McKinley's Silver Anniversary party, Mrs. McKinley, President William McKinley, Presidential history, US history, White House history, William McKinley, William McKinley's wife
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Julia Grant’s Eyes: A Love Story
Julia Dent Grant was born with an eye condition medically called strabismus. People called it “cross-eyed.” JDG: A Plain Child Strabismus is a common anomaly, and today, it is quickly and successfully corrected in very early childhood. But in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War
Tagged 19th centurn eye surgery, American history, Andrew Johnson, eye condition called strabismus, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Julia Grant's eye problem, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President and Mrs. Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, strabismus, The Civil War, the Gilded Age, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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