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Tag Archives: Florence 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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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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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’s Hatpin Story
Florence Harding loved politics – and she was a very savvy woman. The Harding: Introduction to Politics Florence Harding was thirty when she married Warren Gamaliel Harding. He was five years younger, the publisher of a weekly newspaper and the … Continue reading
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Tagged "Duchess" Harding, American history, First Ladies history, Florence Harding, Harry Daugherty, Harry M. Daugherty, history, Political ambitions of Florence Harding, Presidential history US history, the "smoke filled" room, The election of 1920, The Ohio friends of Warren G. Harding, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding
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Nan Britton: Harding’s “Lolita”
This is Part One of a very nifty story! The Marion Publisher Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) was a rural Ohio fellow, who, following a mediocre education, gravitated to Marion, Ohio where he purchased an interest in The Marion Star, a … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Elizabeth Ann Britton, Feather Schwartz Foster, Florence Harding, Harding nominated for President, history, Nan Britton, Nanna Popham Britton, President Harding, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, Presidential mistress Nan Britton, Senator Warren Harding, the "smoke filled" room, US history, Warren G. Harding
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Warren Harding: Bloviator of Nostrums and the Founding Fathers
A few men have the gift of speechifying pontifically and saying little. Like Warren Harding, 29th President. Warren G. Harding: Newspaper Man Warren Harding was one of the most affable men in town. He was easy going, a bona fide … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bloviator Warren Harding, Feather Schwartz Foster, Florence Harding, H.L. Mencken, history, Newspaper publisher Warren Harding, Ohio politician Warren Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren Harding, The Founding Fathers, The Marion Star, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding
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Doc Sawyer: President Harding’s Surgeon General
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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Tagged "Doc" Sawyer, "The Duchess" Harding, American history, Doctor Charles Sawyer, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, Florence Harding, Florence K. Harding, history, Mrs. Harding's illness, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, Surgeon General Sawyer, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, Warren Harding's heart condition, White House history
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The Death of Warren Harding
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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Tagged "Doc" Sawyer, American history, Dr. Charles Sawyer, Dr. Joel T. Boone, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady History, Florence Harding, FLorence Kling Harding, Harding's mistress Nan Britton, history, homeopathic doctors, Nan Britton, President Warren Harding, presidential deaths, Presidential history, The death of Warren Harding, The Marion Star, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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Warren Harding and the Ohio Gang
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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Tagged "The Duchess", "The Duchess" Harding, American history, Charles Forbes, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, Florence Harding, Harding's Ohio Gang, Harry Daugherty, Harry M. Daugherty, history, Jess Smith, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby, Senator Albert Fall, Senator Edwin Denby, The election of 1920, The Marion Star, The Ohio Gang, The Teapot Dome scandal, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Gamaliel Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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