It’s February 2nd. On this day in 1920, Senator Warren G Harding pens a letter to his long-time mistress, laying out the terms under which they could break off their affair.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss Harding’s affair, why the racy letters took so long to be made public, and what to make of Harding’s disastrous presidency.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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Harding's Lust Letters (1920)