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Excellent and thanks. I have heard of President Buchanan's neice serving as the White House hostess, but never heard her story.

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We have been blessed as a nation to have had many, many women who have made tremendous contributions to our nation and most go unnamed. Thank you for sharing this memory of a remarkable lady who served her nation through out her life.

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Thank you Tara. I knew of Harriet Lane but I didn't know much other than that she filled in as first lady for President James Buchanan. You, of course, changed my knowledge - as usual.

Ms. Lane must have been a very remarkable woman, generous, brave and loved by many. Her ability to keep going after losing her children and her husband is also remarkable. Her generosity to children's medical care is remarkable as well.

She must have made President Buchanan very happy as she owed much to him for the love and care that he provided to her and her sister.

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❤️❤️this much needed history about a strong willed “First Lady” who in the mist of tragedy accomplished her calling

Would ❤️more about the “First Ladies who contributed so much. Harriet was a national treasure.

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Did not know that any women served as First Lady’s without having been married to the President. Her service to the Country must have made the President proud and certainly relieved him in the area of her assistance. Her perseverance in the tragic events of her own family is a testimony to her strength of character.

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Another great story of unsung Americans who served their country!!! Thanks Tara!

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Great story about our first, First Lady in n our White House. A semi-tragic story about one of the great “ladies” in America’s history. Thank you.

❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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My mom lost her dad when she was 11, so this story resonates with me!

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Great story. I learn something new EVERY time I read this in the morning. Tara, more work for you to put together yet another book . . . “First Ladies of the Land” !

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Appreciate this story so much. Thank you, Tara.

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Thank you for sharing her story. I had heard of her but never knew all these amazing facts

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She set the standard for many to follow in her time and beyond.

Thanks for a heartfelt story Tara

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Thank you, Tara.

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Thank you for Harriet Lane’s story. I did not know about her life, and it was extraordinary. It made me appreciate a side of James Buchanan that I’d been unaware of. She seems to have been the Jackie Kennedy of her day in regard to fashion.

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🇺🇲 Thanks for filling in some details on an amazing lady! 🇺🇸

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So many special people surrounding our leaders that we rarely have time to learn about.

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