tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post1792986562363718196..comments2024-03-04T13:46:25.458+01:00Comments on Dag Trygsland Hoelseth: First US President to visit Norway?Dag T. Hoelsethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-67842250666592443992010-05-28T13:35:09.573+02:002010-05-28T13:35:09.573+02:00A couple of years ago the US State Department sent...A couple of years ago the US State Department sent me to Russia to mark the Bicentennial of our diplomatic relations. I perform a "living history" - John Quincy Adams: "A Spirit Unconquerable!"<br />Mr. Adams' trunk is packed; he is ready for any future travel.Jim Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751622155418531199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-40581633295647776752010-05-27T23:34:10.457+02:002010-05-27T23:34:10.457+02:00Thanks! Yes, I knew about Theodore Roosevelt's...Thanks! Yes, I knew about Theodore Roosevelt's visit in 1910, of course, but Grant's visit was new to me. I have his autobiography in my bookshelf, but I haven't come as far as to read it yet...<br /><br />But imagine John Quincy Adams stopping by in Kristiansand in 1809, dining with the Isaacsen family and leaving by ship from Flekkerøy! Fun to read!Dag T. Hoelsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-18797597852041270372010-05-27T21:48:48.544+02:002010-05-27T21:48:48.544+02:00I do not have any information about John Quincy Ad...I do not have any information about John Quincy Adams's possible visit to Norway, but Grant was another (former) US President who visited Norway rather early - I believe it was in 1877. And then of course Theodore Roosevelt's much-publicised visit in 1910.Trond Norén Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744875538993319059noreply@blogger.com