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The couple was complementary, with Harding's affable personality balancing his wife's no-nonsense approach to life.

Florence Harding, exhibiting her father's determination and business sense, turned the Marion Daily Star into a profitable business in her management of the circulation.

She has been credited with helping Harding achieve more than he might have alone ; some have speculated that she later pushed him all the way to the White House.

Early in their marriage, Harding bestowed on her the lasting nickname " Duchess " as a nod to the imperious ( and often alienating ) persona she shared with her father.