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Are You Prepared for the Storm of Lovemaking
Releasing from Simon and Schuster 6-Feb-2024, Are You Prepared for the Storm of Lovemaking?
On December 18, 1915, Woodrow Wilson married Edith Bolling Galt. Both had been widowed, so it was the second marriage for both, and by all accounts was a happy one. ![]()
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In our book, we start this story by noting that "Wilson’s![]()
cousin Helen Bones, who sipped tea with Wilson, Edith, and Dr.![]()
Grayson at the first private meeting of the couple, said, “I can’t say that I foresaw in the first minute what was going to happen. It may have taken ten minutes." ![]()
To know more, get Are You Prepared For the Storm of Lovemaking: Letters of Love and Lust from the White House!![]()
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Image: Harris & Ewing, photographer. (1920) President Woodrow Wilson, seated at desk with his wife, Edith Bolling Galt, standing at his side. United States, 1920. June. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/2005684886/.
A couple of days late, but – Happy marriage anniversary to Theodore Roosevelt and his second wife, Edith Kermit Carew. On Dec. 2, 1880, the pair wed. They had known each other since childhood, but only got married after the death of Roosevelt’s first wife, Alice. She died giving birth to a daughter, who Roosevelt left as an infant with his relative. He went west, swearing he would never marry again–but a few years later, they reconnected and married, adding five more children to the family.![]()
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Image: Title: Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, at home in the White House, Washington, U.S.A., ca. 1903![]()
Creator(s): Underwood & Underwood.,![]()
Summary: Stereograph shows Mrs. Edith Roosevelt seated at a desk writing.![]()
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-stereo-1s03686 (digital file from ![]()
Call Number: LOT 13664, no. 19 [P&P]
On November 25, 1795, William Henry Harrison married Anna Symmes. Her father opposed the marriage, so they waited until he was away on business. Later her father confronted Harrison, asking him how he planned to support a wife and family. Harrison replied, "With my sword and my strong right arm." They had ten children. ![]()
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Image: Pelton, O., Hoit, A. G. & Kimberly, D. (ca. 1842) William Henry Harrison / painted by A.G. Hoit,; engraved by O. Pelton & D. Kimberly. United States, ca. 1842. [Boston, Massachusetts: Published by Charles A. Wakefield, No. 56 Cornhill, Boston, Printed by Charles Thomas] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/2015647091/.
On this day (November 17) in 1939, Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson were married in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio, Texas. Their courtship was perhaps the shortest in presidential history, because once Lyndon saw her, he wanted her as a wife, and wrote her almost dally until she gave in.
Today (November 2, 1795) was the birthday of James K. Polk, the eleventh president of the United States. He was responsible for much of the westward expansion of the country. He advocated the annexation of Texas, leading to war with Mexico, which had previously claimed Texas as part of its territory. He also annexed much of the current part of the United States, including California.![]()
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Image: Sartain, J. & Sully, T. (ca. 1845) James Knox Polk, President of the United States / engraved by J. Sartain from the original picture painted by T. Sully, Junr. , ca. 1845. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/96521722/.