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Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue

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Pamela Churchill Harriman about to talk to reporters.

In Pam’s Club: Anglo-American Liaisons

Pamela Harriman was drawn to power itself, rather than what power could achieve.

by Azadeh Moaveni via London Review of Books on April 15, 2026

Pamela Harriman posing in an expensively decorated bedroom beside a four poster bed.

How a Mid-Century Paramour Became a Democratic Power Broker

Churchill weaponized her powers of seduction—but Pamela Harriman came into her own when she brought her glamour to Washington.

by Margaret Talbot via The New Yorker on September 16, 2024

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