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Caroline "Carrie" Phillips (née Fulton; September 22, 1873 – February 3, 1960) was a mistress of Warren G. Harding,[1][2] 29th President of the United States. The young Carrie Fulton was known by admirers to have epitomized the Gibson Girl portrait of beauty, a look popular at the turn of the 20th century. Her relationship with Senator Warren G. Harding was kept secret from the public during its time and for decades thereafter. The affair ended when Phillips blackmailed Harding during the Senator's run for office for President of the United States.[3] Phillips was the first woman known to have successfully blackmailed a president of the United States.[4] Born September 22, 1873, in Dayton, Ohio, Phillips was the only daughter of Matthew Henry Fulton (1840–1906) and his wife Kate M. Swingly (1851 – after 1873).[5] She had five younger brothers: George Fred, Percy Matthew, James Edward, Thomas Durman, and Chester Courtney Fulton.[6] She was raised by her parents in Bucyrus, Ohio, where h

Carrie Fulton Phillips - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American woman, mistress of Warren G. Harding This article needs more citations . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . Find sources: "Carrie Fulton Phillips" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( May 2010 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Carrie Fulton Phillips Born Caroline Fulton ( 1873-09-23 ) September 23, 1873 near Bucyrus, Ohio , U.S. Died February 3, 1960 (1960-02-03) (aged 86) Marion, Oh

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