Nan Britton

Nan Britton maintained a long-term affair with President Warren G. Harding, bearing his daughter. A Republican staffer invokes her in cloakroom banter, stating she was impregnated there amid a Senate resolution curbing lobbying. This anecdote punctuates tense negotiations over a foreign aid vote, exposing historical impropriety in the same space. Bartlet staff leverage such references to navigate current Senate dynamics, linking past scandals to pressures on senators like Hardin.