11 Controversial Stories About First Families in the White House

5. Warren G. Harding’s Baby Mama Drama

Warren G. Harding’s presidency was not a highly regarded one, as there were numerous scandals involving bribery and corruption. However, Harding was also a very well known philanderer, who spent his tenure in office engaged in an affair was Nan Britton, a woman 30 years younger than him. Britton lost her virginity to the 29th president, and had his illegitimate daughter, Elizabeth Ann. Years after the fact, DNA testing was used to confirm that Harding was Elizabeth Ann’s biological father. Florence Harding was very aware of her husband’s indiscretions, and when he passed away suddenly from ptomaine poisoning, rumors spread that the First Lady was the one to write Warren out of the picture.