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The Six FLOTUS Widows of 1947

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Feather Foster

In January, 1947, five (and maybe a “half”) widowed First Ladies were still living. Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947) Frances Cleveland was a First Lady of many distinctions. She was First Lady two separate times, during the non-consecutive terms of Grover … Continue reading →

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Eleanor Roosevelt: The Red Cross Uniform

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Eleanor Roosevelt begged to visit the soldiers in the Pacific. The Red Cross Uniform Circa WWI The American Red Cross, begun following the Civil War, had its antecedents in Europe even before the Civil War. Clara Barton had been a … Continue reading →

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Harry Truman’s Best Birthday Present

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Harry Truman was just shy of his 61st birthday when he became President. HST: The Unprepared Vice President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was elected Democratic Senator from Missouri in 1934, two years after Franklin Delano Roosevelt was first elected Democratic … Continue reading →

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IKE: Bearing Witness to the Unthinkable

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

By early April, 1945, US soldiers in Europe were horrified by scenes that had hitherto been semi-dismissed as “rumors.” Death Camps and Corpses For a few years, there had been undercurrent rumors that the Germans had embarked on wholesale internment … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to FDR

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Death is always private, but the death of a world figure becomes a public event. President Roosevelt’s Health When Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in April, 1945, the world was stunned. He had been US president for twelve years, just recently … Continue reading →

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An FDR White House Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

For twelve years, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt occupied in the White House and spent more Christmas holidays there than any other first family. Strictly Roosevelt Traditions Some holiday traditions are more or less universal. Then, of course, there are those … Continue reading →

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Ike ’52: The Best known Candidate of All

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Dwight David Eisenhower was past 60 when he ran for President in 1952. Ike: Boy to Man There is virtually nothing in the early years of Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) that would point to the glories of his maturity. He … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: President Franklin D Roosevelt

The Six FLOTUS Widows of 1947

Eleanor Roosevelt: The Red Cross Uniform

Harry Truman’s Best Birthday Present

IKE: Bearing Witness to the Unthinkable

Saying Goodbye to FDR

An FDR White House Christmas

Ike ’52: The Best known Candidate of All

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