
Will Hays and "Pre-Code" Hollywood (Fake News: Fact-Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 7)
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Harding's Administration Was Rife With Corruption
Harding's use of the name ary to refer to his penis proved shocking and hilarious 100 years after the fact. He flagrantly cheated on his wife when one mistress, carrie fulton phillips, threatened to reveal their correspondence during the 19 20 campaign. Another mistress, nan briton, claim in 19 27 to have given birth to harding's illegitimate child. 88 years later, dna testing proved she was telling the truth. His administration was rife with corruption but it seems he was either unaware or wilfully oblivious to how dirty it really was, until it was too late.
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