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Warren Harding

The DC Astrologer Who Ran the White House: Madame Marcia, Florence Harding, and the Prediction That Came True

May 9, 2026May 8, 2026 by ghostsofdc
Black and white portrait of Madame Marcia, a Washington DC astrologer, in the 1920s.

From a parlor near Dupont Circle, Madame Marcia told Florence Harding her husband would die in office. Three years later he did.

Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday, Notable People & Places Tags 1920s, Dupont Circle, The White House, Warren Harding

A Little Girl Waiting for a Photo with President Warren G. Harding on the White House Steps

May 27, 2026September 12, 2012 by ghostsofdc
June 29, 1922. Little Miss Tarkington waits on the White House steps to snap a picture of President Warren G. Harding

This picture speaks for itself. On June 29, 1922, this little girl waited on the White House steps to take a photo with President Warren G. Harding, who was in office at the time. It was a dream come true for her!

Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday Tags 1920s, Politics, The White House, Warren Harding
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