The Harding Affair

Sep 9, 2009

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James David Robenalt talked about his book The Harding Affair: Love and Espionage During the Great War (Palgrave Macmillan (September 1, 2009). In his book he recounts the political and personal life of President Warren Harding, focusing on the then U.S. senator's relationship with German sympathizer Carrie Phillips from 1905 to 1917. Mr. .. Read More
James David Robenalt talked about his book The Harding Affair: Love and Espionage During the Great War (Palgrave Macmillan (September 1, 2009). In his book he recounts the political and personal life of President Warren Harding, focusing on the then U.S. senator's relationship with German sympathizer Carrie Phillips from 1905 to 1917. Mr. Robenalt provides new insight on the former president through previously unpublished love letters and journal entries. The correspondence consisted of eight hundred pages over a thirteen year between President Harding and Carrie Phillips, a woman who would be investigated by the U.S. government for her friendship with purported German spies. At this event Mr. Rosenblat began with background information about President Harding and his excellencies as a president which he argued are unfairly disparaged. Mr. Robenalt showed photographs throughout his presentation. Afterward he responded to questions from members of the audience. James David Robenalt is a partner at the law firm Thomas Hine LLP in Cleveland.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:51:20 Unidentified Speaker PHILLIPS, WHAT HAPPENED TO HER HUSBAND?
00:51:26 Unidentified Speaker JIM PHILLIPS DIED IN 1939. EVENTUALLY SHE KEEPS HIM OUT OF THE HOME. THEIR RELATIONSHIP HAD FALLEN...
00:51:43 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE] DID HE GET COURT-MARTIALED?
00:51:51 Unidentified Speaker THIS GUY'S NAME WAS SPARLING AND HE WAS HELD FOR A WHILE BUT THEY EVENTUALLY LET HIM GO, TOO AND YOU...
00:52:39 Unidentified Speaker DALE MENTIONED DID HIS WIFE KNOW ABOUT THE AFFAIR AND WHEN
00:52:44 Unidentified Speaker FLORENCE HARDING I BELIEVE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE AFFAIR. SHE AND CARRIE WERE GOOD FRIENDS ACTUALLY FOR...
00:53:30 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
00:53:32 Unidentified Speaker THE QUESTION IS WHO POISONED HIM?
00:53:36 Unidentified Speaker I KNEW YOU WOULD ASK THAT QUESTION. NAN IS A WOMAN THAT WROTE THE OTHER BUT THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER....
00:54:30 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
00:54:32 Unidentified Speaker HE SAYS WAIT A MINUTE WHAT ABOUT FLORENCE?
00:54:35 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T THINK FLORENT WOULD HAVE POISONED HIM. I THINK THAT HE DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES, HEART ATTACK...
00:54:48 Unidentified Speaker OF THEIR QUESTIONS?
00:54:51 Unidentified Speaker MY QUESTION WAS THAT I READ CORRECTLY IN THE PAPER THAT YOU DEALT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE AFFAIR WITH...
00:55:00 Unidentified Speaker A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THE QUESTION IS ABOUT A WOMAN NAMED NAN BRITAIN WHO HAD A DAUGHTER NAMED ELIZABETH...
00:57:06 Unidentified Speaker ARE YOU SUGGESTING WANTS HARDING BECAME THE PRESIDENT HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CARRIE PHILLIPS AT...
00:57:13 Unidentified Speaker SHE BLACKMAILS HIM. THE QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE BECOMES PRESIDENT? THE RELATIONSHIP ENDS...
00:57:46 Unidentified Speaker ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING. [APPLAUSE]

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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