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A Post Not about Christmas – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
Those of us who celebrate are counting down the days until Christmas. So I’d love to write a blog post about the holiday festivities enjoyed by Taylor and Fillmore. I’d love to share the greetings they exchanged with family and friends. But, for the most part, I can’t. That’s because Christmas was v
Election Time – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
With Americans getting ready to vote, it seems a good time for another post about Zachary Taylor’s and Millard Fillmore’s letters discussing elections. Two years agoI wrote aboutthe process of choosing a president in 1848 and Taylor’s reluctance to seek the White House. But he, Fillmore, and their c
Speaking of the Weather – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
What do people talk about the most? Sports? Politics? Literature? I don’t know about you, but I find that one of the most common topics to come up in work and social conversations, at least briefly, is the weather. It may be forest fires in the American West, a hurricane in the Southeast, drought in
Where the Letters Come From – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
The new year, at our project, began with some excitement. On January 10 we releasedour first-ever teaching guide. It features four previously unpublished letters written by or to Millard Fillmore between 1844 and 1848. They discuss the US annexation of Texas and the closely related debate over slave
Independence Day and Summer Travel – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
This long weekend, Americans celebrate Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress officially adopted Thomas Jefferson’sstatement of the reasonsfor the United States to separate from the United Kingdom. Some early Americans, such asJohn Adams, expected the national holiday to be July
For the Poetry Fans – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore appreciated literature.Fillmore, in this regard, had the edge over Taylor. He never attended college, instead training for the legal profession through an apprenticeship, and claimed to be “no scholar myself” (Fillmore to Harper & Brothers, May 26, 1847, Yale Univ
Documentary Editions Galore – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
I want to begin today’s entry by announcing a major addition to our staff. (Drumroll, please.) At the beginning of May, after an extensive search, Amy Larrabee Cotz joined the Taylor-Fillmore project as associate editor. She had just completed her role as senior associate editor of theDolley Madison
Millard Fillmore’s YouTube Moment – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
Fillmore doesn’t get much attention in popular culture. He’s appeared in a handful of historically themed films. John McRostie played him in 2010’sLost River: Lincoln’s Secret Weapon, and Millard (yes, Millard) Vincent played him way back in 1939’sThe Monroe Doctrine. A few television shows, includi
Taylor, Fillmore, and the Constitution – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
United States ConstitutionThis Saturday isConstitution Day. It commemorates September 17, 1787, when thirty-nine politicians in Philadelphia signed the US Constitution. More broadly, the day recognizes the document itself and the federal government—and, once it was later amended, individual rights—t
Transcription 101 – The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
When I introduce myself as a “documentary editor,” I tend to arouse confusion. Few people recognize the term. As a colleague noted in one of my favoritelectures on the topic, children never say that they want to be documentary editors when they grow up. So, unfamiliar with the title, my unfortunate