Tag Archives: First Lady Florence Harding

Florence Harding: The Poison Rumor

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Feather Foster

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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Grace Coolidge at the Confluence

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Feather Foster

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 →

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Florence Harding And The Knife in her Back

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Feather Foster

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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Nan Britton, Part II: Harding’s Tell-All Mistress

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The bad news was that President Warren Harding died in 1923. Without a will. Nan Britton, Nymphette Nanna Popham Britton (1896-1991) had been obsessed with Warren G. Harding since she was a child. She fixated on him like today’s teeny-boppers … Continue reading →

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Doc Sawyer: President Harding’s Surgeon General

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

It is  unfair to compare medical practice of a hundred or more years ago with the enormous technological changes that have occurred. Nevertheless… Charles Sawyer: Homeopath Charles E. Sawyer (1860-1924) was an Ohio homeopathic doctor of limited formal training, believing … Continue reading →

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The Death of Warren Harding

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

With the possible exception of John F. Kennedy, no president’s death generated more  speculation and controversies than that of Warren G. Harding. The President Dies On August 2, 1923, the country was stunned when the news came over the telegraph … Continue reading →

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Warren Harding and the Ohio Gang

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The term “The Ohio Gang” is misleading. First of all, not all of them were from Ohio. Warren Harding: A Lackluster Politician Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was a lackluster fellow.  His abilities were moderate, not stellar. His ambition for high … Continue reading →

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Florence Harding and The Veterans

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

After World War I, thousands of wounded soldiers were crowding into Washington hospitals. Florence Harding would be a regular visitor. Florence Kling Harding: Lonely Wife Florence Harding never had a strong maternal instinct. An early and disastrous elopement left her … Continue reading →

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