and latrobe, who was a mild mannered fellow, surprised her. she added, i was very much taken a back that such a quiet self possessed individual should have been startled out of his usual equanimity thus. longstreet himself of course spent three decades after the death pointed out their defects and awkwardly trying to assail their reputations. the emergence of fool tom jackson as he was known at the vmi from his chris alist into the mighty general of the valley grew expressly from those few days in 1862. southern newspapers riley admitted their conversion experiences. they had been making fun of jackson. they had been highlighting his eccentricities. they had been sweeking speaki i divisively of him. the richmond daily whig has been explaining how the war should have been run in their view, they knew how to run it in the valley and everywhere else, they had made a lot of fun of jackson and his eccentricities. they had the good grace to spoof their earlier stance with a lengthy faux wanted circular. a liberal reward will be given for the apprehe

in 1829, the north portico, also by latrobe, was added. this was the view from pennsylvania avenue.rms broke concerning the decorating of the white house. congressman attacked president van buren asking will americans support their chief servant in a palace as splendid as a caesar's? charles dickens didn't find the white house quite that splendid id. he called it an english clubhouse with the uncomfortable air of having been made yesterday. many times there wasn't even enough money for even minor repairs. the paint peeled from the walls and the building was known as the public shabby house. as america grew and the president's responsibilities grew, the officer... offices took over more and more of the building. mrs. harrison complained that he had no privacy. she submitted this plan for an enlargement of the building. adding too large wings to contain offices and entertainment rooms. the plans were not approved. this photograph was taken on new year's day 1898. mckin rely was president. he was observing a custom which persisted until herbert hoover. new year's day was traditionally