If his runs for and wins election to state office, 36-year old George Prescott Bush, or “P.” as he’s often nicknamed would be his family’s fourth-generation male to enter politics as a profession, a “dynasty” begun sixty-one years ago, in… Read More ›
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A Day With No President & Lincoln’s Lost Coat: Zach Taylor’s 1849 Sunday Inauguration, Part 3
When Warren G. Harding was a candidate for the highest office in the land, his manager Harry Daugherty enthused that Harding might win simply because “he sure looks like a President!” Nobody ever said that about Zachary Taylor. In fact,… Read More ›
Thanks to Presidents Giving Us Turkey Day & Pictures of First Family Thanksgivings
It’s often posited that how a President and his family live in the White House not only reflects contemporary Pop Culture but that news about otherwise mundane details of their choices can often lead the nation’s people towards or away… Read More ›
The White House Easter Egg Roll: Traditions, First Families & A Day for Dogs
At next Monday’s annual White House Easter Egg Roll, the American public will again get an annual chance to enter the White House grounds and perhaps catch a live glimpse of the President, First Lady, First Children and…First Dog. The one… Read More ›
Abraham Lincoln to Pee Wee Herman: Eight Celebrity Degrees of Separation
Abraham Lincoln – Ulysses. S. Grant – Mark Twain – Nikola Tesla – Albert Einstein – Charlie Chaplin – Alla Nazimova – Nancy Reagan – Rodney Dangerfield – Pee Wee Herman Continue reading →
Gooseberry Pie: The Bite of Pennsylvania’s Rare Berry
Nothing says Keystone State like….Gooseberry!? No, it is not what is fed to geese or does it have to do with the feeling your skin gets when a fright comes over you. And, a fool is a sort of fruit… Read More ›
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