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Encyclopedia > Elizabeth Ann Blaesing

Elizabeth Ann Blaesing, nee Christian, born in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1919 is the alleged daughter of Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States and Nan Britton, a native of Marion County Ohio. The crumbling roof of a Howard Johnsons on the boardwalk in Asbury Park Asbury Park is a city located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician and the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1923, when he became the sixth president to die in office. ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Caption Nan Britton, seen here in the 1920s developed her crush on Warren G. Harding when she was a teen age girl. ...


Britton, who made her claim public with the publication of her book, The President's Daughter (Elizabeth Ann Guild, 1927), could never produce primary source evidence to prove that Harding acknowledged his paternity of the child. 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Initially given to her aunt and uncle, Scott and Elizabeth Willets in Illinois to be raised, Britton took the young Elizabeth Ann back once her book was published. Elizabeth Ann graduated from Sullivan High School in Evanston, Illinois; later she married Henry Blaesing on September 18, 1938 in Chicago. At the time Nan Britton began a series of newspaper interviews discussing Elizabeth Ann, (referring to her as "Ann Harding") and her marriage, but refusing to provide the name of husband. State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...


While raising her sons in Glendale, California in July, 1964, the matter of Harding’s alleged paternity to Elizabeth Ann was again brought to the forefront when a series of lawsuits in Ohio involving the ownership of love letters written by Harding to his late mistress Carrie Phillips were in trial. In an Associated Press wire service article distributed in mid-July, Elizabeth Ann Blaesing confirmed publicly that in 1934 her mother had told her that Warren G. Harding was her biological father. "Its not something that you bring up in casual conversation," she stated in the story. County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 79. ... Following the death of Warren G. Harding, Carrie Phillips became obsessed with German culture, including the breeding of pure bred German Shepherd dogs. ... Associated Press logo This article concerns the news service. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


When contacted by Harding scholar, Dr. Robert H. Ferrell, author of The Strange Deaths of President Harding' and later by John Dean author of Warren Harding, The American President Series, Blaesing refused interviews on the topic. John Dean, May 7, 1972. ...


As of September 30, 2005 Blaesing is still believed to be living in the state of Washington, and her biological relationship to Harding is still legally undetermined. State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Senators Patty Murray (D) Maria Cantwell (D) Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ...


Sources

  • Associated Press Wire Service. Secret Kept for Twenty Years: California Woman Says She is Daughter of Harding. Tri-City Herald, Pasco, Washington, p.15, July 17, 1964.
  • Dean, John; Schlesinger, Arthur M. Warren Harding (The American President Series), Times Books, 2004. ISBN 0-8050-6956-9
  • Ferrell, Robert H. The Strange Deaths of President Harding. University of Missouri Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8262-1202-6
  • Mee, Charles Jr. The Ohio Gang: The World of Warren G. Harding: A Historical Entertainment M. Evans & Company, 1983. ISBN 0-8713-1340-5

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Nan Britton (411 words)
In this book, she claimed to have been the mistress of U.S. President Warren G. Harding, and that Harding was the father of her daughter, Elizabeth Ann, born in 1919, who was later adopted by Britton's husband, Mr.
Britton's memoirs were sincere; however, her portrayal of Harding and his colloquialisms -- which she found charming -- painted a picture of a crude womanizer.
Britton died in California in 1991, resolute that she and the late president were the parents of Elizabeth Ann, now Elizabeth Ann Blaesing.
Warren G. Harding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3743 words)
Harding and Britton, according to unsubstantiated reports, continued their affair while he was President, using a closet adjacent to the Oval Office for privacy.
Under cross-examination by the Harding heirs' attorney, Grant Mouser (a former member of Congress himself), Britton's testimony was riddled with inconsistencies, and she lost her case.
Now Elizabeth Ann Blaesing, Nan Britton's daughter has been a resident of California for most of her life and was still living as of 2002.
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