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Tag Archives: Warren G. Harding
Harding and Taft: Making An Old Man Happy
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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Tagged American history, Chief Justice Edward White, ex-President Grover Cleveland, ex-President Taft, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Judge William Howard Taft, Lt. Governor Warren Harding, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren Harding, Supreme Court Justice Taft, Supreme Court Justice William Howard Taft, Taft and Yale, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history, William Howard Taft
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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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Calvin Coolidge Jr.: A Life Cut Short
The death of any child before his time is a devastating blow to the parents. Mortality Even into the 20th century, infant and child mortality were extremely high. With primitive pre-natal, obstetric or pediatric care and little attention to basic … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge Jr on tobacco farm, Calvin Coolidge Jr., death of Calvin Coolidge Jr, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady History, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, Grace Coolidge, history, John Coolidge, Jr., Mayor Coolidge of Northampton MA, President Calvin Coolidge, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Presidential son Calvin Coolidge Jr, US history, VP Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, 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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Florence Harding and The Veterans
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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Tagged "The Duchess" Harding, American history, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, Florence Harding, FLorence Kling Harding, history, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Marion Star, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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Mrs. Harding and Mrs. McLean
For fifty years, Florence Kling Harding was a lonely woman, with few, if any, real friends. The Embattled Duchess Florence Kling (1860-1924) was the daughter of Marion, Ohio’s wealthiest and nastiest businessmen. His tyrannical ways resulted in Florence’s youthful escape … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Duchess", Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American history, Carrie Phillips, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady FLorence Harding "Duchess" Harding, Florence Harding, FLorence Kling Harding, history, Ned McLean, Nicholas Longworth, President Harding, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren Harding, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge Takes the Oath of Office
Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) was sworn in as the 30th US President by his own father – one of those quirks of history not likely to be repeated. Calvin Coolidge: Political Mediocrity Nothing in Calvin Coolidge’s background ever suggested that he … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Coolidge's inauguration, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, Grace Coolidge, history, Plymouth Notch, President Calvin Coolidge, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Vice President Coolidge, VT, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history
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The Year of Four First Ladies: 1860-1861
Two First Ladies born in a year is unusual; three is rare. Four is extraordinary. Four First Ladies Are Born Between 1860 and 1861, four little girls were born who eventually would marry men who became Unites States Presidents. One … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged "The Duchess", Edith Carow, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, Edith Roosevelt, Ellen Axson Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Florence Harding, Florence Kling DeWolfe, FLorence Kling Harding, Helen Herron, Helen Herron Taft, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Warren G. Harding, Mrs. Warren Harding, Mrs. William H. Taft, Mrs. William Howard Taft, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Nellie Taft, Presidential wives, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
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Warren Harding, The Ladies Man
No doubt about it, Warren G. Harding liked the fillies, but his taste was more toward fast trotters than thoroughbreds. Warren G. Harding and his Duchess Historians have always wondered why Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) married Florence Kling DeWolfe … Continue reading
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Tagged "Duchess" Harding, American history, Carrie Phillips, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Florence Harding, FLorence Kling Harding, Harding romances, history, Marion OH, Nan Britton, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, Warren Harding's romances
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