Discusses the life of the woman married to president Warren Harding and dispels some of the myths during her time at the white house. The Historical Association hosted the event and provided the video. Today we are welcoming the author of a dozen books on president ial families, including four full length first lady biographies and an overview of all the families who made their home in the white house. We wrote a two volume history americas first family an inside view of 200 years of private life in the white house. He served as a consultant to the smithsonian interpretation of the exhibit and was a librarys historian until 2017. He is currently writing camera girl ethe first chronicling of jacqueline bovine kennedys life when she worked as a newspaper columnist and writer. Welcome, carl. Thank you. I appreciate so much being able to join the white house Historical Association today and im very honored to give you a little bit of a background about Florence Harding and the book. You kn
Florence Kling Harding once said she had only one real hobby and that was Warren Harding. She was a significant force in her husbands presidency and adept at handling the media. Despite hardships, scandals, her husbands infidelities and his death in office as well as her own poor health, Florence Harding set many precedents that would help define the role of the modern first lady. Good evening. And welcome to cspans series first ladies influence image. Tonight, were going to be telling you the story of Florence Harding, the first lady that one of our guests said has been neglected and derided by throughout history. But in her time, the hardings came in as very popular people. Were going to learn more about the trajectory of her time and her husbands time in office and her interesting story that not many people know today. Let me introduce you to our two guests. Katherine sibley is a history professor at st. Josephs college in philadelphia. Shes a biographer of the first lady. Her book
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Were celebrating the release of are you prepared for the storm of lovemaking, letters of love and lust from the white house . Our president s loom so large in history that we often forget theyre human. Are you prepared for the storm of lovemaking as a collection of handwritten love letters that offers a surprising and intimate portrait of the men who occupied the white house . From George Washington to barack obama. These are not the president s we see in the history books. Instead, when they courted the women they wanted to marry or seduce women outside of their marriage. They often showed a side the public did not see. Playful, passionate, tender. Consumed by desire. Dorothy and thomas hoover. Hubler have written many Award Winning books for adults and young adults. The young adult mysteries set in medieval japan won an edgar award from the mystery writers ofmerica, their ten book series on american ethnic groups published by Oxford University press, received many favorable reviews f