The Backstory: Charming, popular, and maybe the worst president ever
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND
Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Scandal, fraud, embezzlement, wild parties, and illicit affairs—sounds very presidential, right? Not only was that the name of the game in the roaring 20s, a lot of it was essentially covered up by the press during Warren Harding’s short presidency. It was pure historical drama. With his sudden death, conspiracy theorists pointed at the ultimate insider.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, how crazy is our political atmosphere these days? |
| 0:03.2 | You think this is the worst it's ever been? |
| 0:05.6 | Well, think again. |
| 0:06.8 | How about a president whose administration was filled with greed, corruption, and |
| 0:11.6 | embezzlement, not to mention gambling, illegal drinking, and |
| 0:15.4 | illicit affairs. |
| 0:16.4 | Ah, the roaring 20s. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Patty Steele. |
| 0:20.4 | Maybe the worst president in American history and maybe murdered by the ultimate insider. |
| 0:26.0 | That's next on the backstory. |
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