Frances Folsom Cleveland was a celebrity first lady unlike almost any before her, and the mass production of her image to sell a variety of goods by the American Consumer industry in the mid1880s angered both her and her husband, president Grover Cleveland. To help us understand the Frances Cleveland sensation sweeping the country, we begin our story inside 1600 pennsylvania avenue as a curious nation waited for the details of a 49yearold bachelor president marrying his 21yearold bride inside the white house for the first and only time in our countrys history, launching Frances Cleveland into instant celebrity. Youre standing in the cross hall of the modern white house. Its the same basic layout as it would have been on june 2, 1886, when president Grover Cleveland and his bridetobe, Frances Folsom, came down what was then the large staircase to the family quarters at the west end of this corridor. They would have proceeded down the hallway. The music started up at the east side behind
This is about 30 minutes. Frances cleveland was a celebrity first later unlike any before her. And the mass production of her image to sell a bride of goods by the consumer industry angered her and her husband, president Grover Cleveland. To help us understand the sensation sweeping the country we begin our story inside 1600 pennsylvania avenue. For the first and only time in our countries history. Watching Frances Cleveland into instant celebrity. This is the modern white house. It is the same basic layout as it would have been on june 2. When president Grover Cleveland and his bride to be came down what was then about large staircase to the family quarters at the west end of this corridor. They would have proceeded on the hallway, the music started up at the east side behind us here where the United States marine band was assembled. The famous John Philip Sousa played the wedding march as the happy couple came down the hallway. They would have passed through these doors, these very s
In the courtroom, they are fighting to save their careers and lives. The last image i wanted to bring to your attention is a. There was a book fair in chicago 10 years ago. Those are wonderful things to go to. For historical research, you can get some great finds. There was, wrapped up in plastic, front page copy of the sinking, july 25. There was a wonderful cartoon that to me, after all the years of research, brings it in chilling fashion to life. The cartoonists blaming greed for the shipwreck. This is a pretty good representation. This has actually shipped the tipped the ship the wrong way. But, the point is well made. That brings to a close the image portion of the presentation. I would be happy to take some questions. We have some books. Some questions . I was in chicago for a few days and took an agricultural tour of the smell river. It is in the middle of chicago. Smale river. It is in the middle of chicago. I get on my boat in south michigan. You were very close. You were at m
From a relatively obscure stice in 1912 into a liberal icon that homes leaves the court. Host heast you say Robert Valentine was one of the most important people to get you the material you needed . Robert valentine has been lost to history and past commissioner of indian affairs. And in 1911, he was living in the house of truth which was on 19th street with his wife and infant daughter and his wife and daughter went home to new england to nurse the daughter ack to help. This is how the salon took shape. The reason why valentine is twofold. He was the houses visionary. He sort of set the agenda of the house and secondly, as you alluded his correspondence was incredibly important because valentines writing on a daily basis about the comings and goings. And a remarkable woman who i thank in my acknowledgements was friend of valentines daughter and granddaughter. And his papers were in a barn in rescueduntil this woman them, preserved them and donated them to the Massachusetts Historical
From a relatively obscure stice in 1912 into a liberal icon that homes leaves the court. Host heast you say Robert Valentine was one of the most important people to get you the material you needed . Robert valentine has been lost to history and past commissioner of indian affairs. And in 1911, he was living in the house of truth which was on 19th street with his wife and infant daughter and his wife and daughter went home to new england to nurse the daughter ack to help. This is how the salon took shape. The reason why valentine is twofold. He was the houses visionary. He sort of set the agenda of the house and secondly, as you alluded his correspondence was incredibly important because valentines writing on a daily basis about the comings and goings. And a remarkable woman who i thank in my acknowledgements was friend of valentines daughter and granddaughter. And his papers were in a barn in rescueduntil this woman them, preserved them and donated them to the Massachusetts Historical