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Category Archives: Warren G. Harding
POTUS Harding and the Camping Trip
The President’s Angsts By his own admission, Warren G. Harding was ill-equipped to be President. He stated many times (usually to private friends), that he was unqualified for the post. He did not lie. His experience as a newspaper publisher … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Vagabonds", American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford, history, John Burroughs, Mrs. Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, The talents of Warren Harding, Thomas Edison, US history, Warren G. Harding
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First Families of Prohibition
Five Presidential Couples lived in the White House between 1920 and 1933: The Prohibition Years. A Long Simmering Issue Of course nobody is in favor of drunkenness! And a traditionally Puritan ethic made public intoxication a cause for shame and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Galt Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Herbert Hoover, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Prohibition, The 18th Amendment, US history, White House history
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Poems by Presidents: The First-Ever Anthology
A Book Review Roses are red, Violets are blue, POTUSES, Politics. Poetry too? What a surprise! Editor Michael Croland has amassed a charming little array of actual poetry (ok, plus a few limericks and light verse) written by some of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People, Recommended Reading, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Warren G. Harding
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James Madison, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, Michael Croland, Presidential history, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Warren G. Harding, White House history, Woodrow Wilson
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Calvin Coolidge Chooses to Run: 1924
Perhaps the biggest surprise in Coolidge’s life was being nominated as Vice President in 1920. The Vice Presidency If the selection of little-known Warren G. Harding as the Republican candidate for president in 1920 was a surprise to the country, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred E. Smith, American history, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, John W. Davis, President alvin Coolidge, President Warren Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Prohibition in 1924, The convention of 1924, The death of Warren Harding, The Democrats in 1924, the Ku Klux Klan in 1924, US history, VP Calvin Coolidge, Warren Harding, White House history, William McAdoo
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Calvin Coolidge: The Three Oaths
Succession Wars Throughout history, and perhaps even to include Biblical times, if leadership does not pass to a successor freely and with general support, there is chaos. Perhaps civil wars. Some last a long time. Back then, wars were not … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, Calvin Coolidge, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, Coolidge takes the Oath of Office, Democrat nominee John W. Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, former President William Howard Taft, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, history, John Coolidge, John W. Davis, Julius Caesar, Justice Adolph A. Hoehling, Louis IV, President Calvin Coolidge, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Supreme Court Justice Taft, Supreme Court Justice William Howard Taft, The death of Warren Harding, The Vice Presidency, US history, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, White House history, William H. Taft, William Howard Taft
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Florence Harding: The Poison Rumor
Spoiler alert! She didn’t do him in! The Death of Harding When President Warren G. Harding died unexpectedly in August, 1923, the country was sincerely shocked and saddened. The people liked and thought well of him. The fact that he … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Strange Death of President Harding", American history, Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady FLorence Harding "Duchess" Harding, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Gaston B. Means, Harry M. Daugherty, history, Nan Britton, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, The President's Daughter, The Teapot Dome scandal, US history, Warren G. Harding
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The Emergence of Candidate Warren G. Harding
Yes, Warren Harding was a dark horse, and yes, it did happen in a smoke filled room… BUT… Leading Up To 1920 There was an odd assortment of coincidences that created the “perfect storm” of enthusiasm for Harding. Two years … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, California Senator Hiram Johnson, Florence Harding, General Leonard Wood, Harry M. Daugherty, history, Michigan Governor Frank Lowden, Ohio Republican Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren G. Harding, The background of Warren G. Harding, The Republican Convention of 1920, The Smoke Filled Room, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, Woodrow Wilson
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Grace Coolidge at the Confluence
No one could have been more surprised by the 1920 Republican convention than Grace Goodhue Coolidge. The Beginning of Fame The nomination of Warren G. Harding was a surprise to the country. Choosing a Vice Presidential candidate was an afterthought. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady History, Grace Cooliodge in the Political Arena, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, John Coolidge, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, the early years of Grace Coolidge, The popularity of Grace Coolidge, US history, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, White House history
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Florence Harding: The Lost Decade
Florence Harding was a woman with deep secrets. Florence Kling: Lonely, Angry Girl Florence Kling (1860-1924) was born to Amos Kling, a middle-class businessman in Marion, Ohio, just as the Civil War was getting underway. She was eldest, with two … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Amos Kling, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Florence Harding's divorce, Florence Harding's first husband, Florence Harding's son, Florence Kling, Florence Kling DeWolfe, Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, Henry "Pete" DeWolfe, history, Louisa Bolton Kling, Marshall Eugene DeWolfe, Newspaper publisher Warren Harding, Presidential history, Warren Harding, White House history
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Florence Harding And The Knife in her Back
Warren Harding’s wife was difficult, but his paramours were no picnics either! Warren the Romeo Most citizens of Marion, Ohio in the late-1880s considered Warren Gamaleil Harding one of the handsomest young men in town, plus affable and easy-to-like. When … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Duchess", "The Duchess" Harding, American history, Carrie Phillips, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, Florence Harding's health, FLorence Kling Harding, Harding's mistress Carrie Phillips, history, Jim Phillips, President Harding, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Marion Star, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding and Carrie Phillips, White House history
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