Tag Archives: Warren G. Harding

Poems by Presidents: The First-Ever Anthology

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Feather Foster

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 →

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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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The Emergence of Candidate Warren G. Harding

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Feather Foster

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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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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Florence Harding’s Hatpin Story

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

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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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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Nan Britton: Harding’s “Lolita”

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

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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Warren Harding: Bloviator of Nostrums and the Founding Fathers

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

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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Harding and Taft: Making An Old Man Happy

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Every so often, dreams do come true. Even in politics Ex-President Taft: A Public Career William Howard Taft (1857-1932) spent his entire life in public service: as judge, as Solicitor General, as Governor of the Philippines, as Cabinet member and … Continue reading →

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