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Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular U.S. presidents to that point. After his death, a number of scandals—including Teapot Dome—came to light, as did his extramarital affair with Nan Britton; each eroded his popular regard. Harding is often rated as one of the worst presidents in historical rankings.
Harding lived in rural Ohio all his life, except when political service took him elsewhere. As a young man, he bought The Marion Star and built it into a successful newspaper. In 1899, he was elected to the Ohio State Senate; he spent four years there, then was elected lieutenant governor. He was defeated for governor in 1910, but was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. He ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1920, and he was considered a long shot until after the convention began. The leading candidates could not gain the needed majority, and the convention deadlocked. Harding's support gradually grew until he was nominated on the tenth ballot. He conducted a front porch campaign, remaining for the most part in Marion and allowing the people to come to him, and running on a theme of a return to normalcy of the pre-World War I period. He won in a landslide over Democrat James M. Cox and the then imprisoned Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs and became the first sitting senator to be elected president.
Harding appointed a number of well-regarded figures to his cabinet, including Andrew Mellon at Treasury, Herbert Hoover at the Department of Commerce, and Charles Evans Hughes at the State Department. A major foreign policy achievement came with the Washington Naval Conference of 1921–1922, in which the world's major naval powers agreed on a naval limitations program that lasted a decade. Harding released political prisoners who had been arrested for their opposition to World War I. His cabinet members Albert B. Fall (Interior Secretary) and Harry Daugherty (Attorney General) were each later tried for corruption in office; these and other scandals greatly damaged Harding's posthumous reputation. Harding died of a heart attack in San Francisco while on a western tour, succeeded by Vice President Calvin Coolidge.
Harding lived in rural Ohio all his life, except when political service took him elsewhere. As a young man, he bought The Marion Star and built it into a successful newspaper. In 1899, he was elected to the Ohio State Senate; he spent four years there, then was elected lieutenant governor. He was defeated for governor in 1910, but was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. He ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1920, and he was considered a long shot until after the convention began. The leading candidates could not gain the needed majority, and the convention deadlocked. Harding's support gradually grew until he was nominated on the tenth ballot. He conducted a front porch campaign, remaining for the most part in Marion and allowing the people to come to him, and running on a theme of a return to normalcy of the pre-World War I period. He won in a landslide over Democrat James M. Cox and the then imprisoned Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs and became the first sitting senator to be elected president.
Harding appointed a number of well-regarded figures to his cabinet, including Andrew Mellon at Treasury, Herbert Hoover at the Department of Commerce, and Charles Evans Hughes at the State Department. A major foreign policy achievement came with the Washington Naval Conference of 1921–1922, in which the world's major naval powers agreed on a naval limitations program that lasted a decade. Harding released political prisoners who had been arrested for their opposition to World War I. His cabinet members Albert B. Fall (Interior Secretary) and Harry Daugherty (Attorney General) were each later tried for corruption in office; these and other scandals greatly damaged Harding's posthumous reputation. Harding died of a heart attack in San Francisco while on a western tour, succeeded by Vice President Calvin Coolidge.
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President Warren G. Harding [1921-1923]
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent) Series : Historical Fi...
Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that November 2 is the anniversary of the birth late 19th and early 20th century Republican politician Warren Gamaliel Harding who served as the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923.
After his death the corruption and quid-for-quo arrangements within his administration such as Teapot Dome land deal with mineral rights scandal.
Rest in peace Warren Gamaliel Harding
President Warren G. Harding [1921-1923]
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPgBc7-H-Po
Images:
1. President Warren G Harding and First Lady Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe Harding
2. Marie Curie with President Warren G Harding at the White House 20 May 1921
3. Warren G Harding.
4. Warren G. Harding official Presidential Portrait
Biographies
1.whitehouse.gov
2. Thoughtco.com
Background from whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/warren-g-harding/
"Warren G. Harding, an Ohio Republican, was the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923). Though his term in office was fraught with scandal, including Teapot Dome, Harding embraced technology and was sensitive to the plights of minorities and women.
Before his nomination, Warren G. Harding declared, “America’s present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality….”
A Democratic leader, William Gibbs McAdoo, called Harding’s speeches “an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea.” Their very murkiness was effective, since Harding’s pronouncements remained unclear on the League of Nations, in contrast to the impassioned crusade of the Democratic candidates, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Thirty-one distinguished Republicans had signed a manifesto assuring voters that a vote for Harding was a vote for the League. But Harding interpreted his election as a mandate to stay out of the League of Nations.
Harding, born near Marion, Ohio, in 1865, became the publisher of a newspaper. He married a divorcee, Mrs. Florence Kling De Wolfe. He was a trustee of the Trinity Baptist Church, a director of almost every important business, and a leader in fraternal organizations and charitable enterprises.
He organized the Citizen’s Cornet Band, available for both Republican and Democratic rallies; “I played every instrument but the slide trombone and the E-flat cornet,” he once remarked.
Harding’s undeviating Republicanism and vibrant speaking voice, plus his willingness to let the machine bosses set policies, led him far in Ohio politics. He served in the state Senate and as Lieutenant Governor, and unsuccessfully ran for Governor. He delivered the nominating address for President Taft at the 1912 Republican Convention. In 1914 he was elected to the Senate, which he found “a very pleasant place.”
An Ohio admirer, Harry Daugherty, began to promote Harding for the 1920 Republican nomination because, he later explained, “He looked like a President.”
Thus a group of Senators, taking control of the 1920 Republican Convention when the principal candidates deadlocked, turned to Harding. He won the Presidential election by an unprecedented landslide of 60 percent of the popular vote.
Republicans in Congress easily got the President’s signature on their bills. They eliminated wartime controls and slashed taxes, established a Federal budget system, restored the high protective tariff, and imposed tight limitations upon immigration.
By 1923 the postwar depression seemed to be giving way to a new surge of prosperity, and newspapers hailed Harding as a wise statesman carrying out his campaign promise–“Less government in business and more business in government.”
Behind the facade, not all of Harding’s Administration was so impressive. Word began to reach the President that some of his friends were using their official positions for their own enrichment. Alarmed, he complained, “My…friends…they’re the ones that keep me walking the floors nights!”
Looking wan and depressed, Harding journeyed westward in the summer of 1923, taking with him his upright Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover. “If you knew of a great scandal in our administration,” he asked Hoover, “would you for the good of the country and the party expose it publicly or would you bury it?” Hoover urged publishing it, but Harding feared the political repercussions.
He did not live to find out how the public would react to the scandals of his administration. In August of 1923, he died in San Francisco of a heart attack.
The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association."
2. background from thoughtco.com/things-to-know-about-warren-harding-105467
Warren Gamaliel Harding was born on November 2, 1865, in Corsica, Ohio. He was elected president in 1920 and took office on March 4, 1921. He died while in office on August 2, 1923. While serving as the nation's 29th president, the Teapot Dome scandal occurred due to his putting his friends in power. The following are 10 key facts that are important to understand when studying the life and presidency of Warren G. Harding.
01 of 10
Son of Two Doctors
Warren G. Harding's parents, George Tryon and Phoebe Elizabeth Dickerson, were both doctors. They originally lived on a farm but decided to go into medical practice as a means of providing their family with a better life. While Dr. Harding opened his office in a small town in Ohio, his wife practiced as a midwife.
02 of 10
Savvy First Lady: Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe
Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe (1860–1924) was born to wealth and at the age of 19 had married a man named Henry DeWolfe. However, soon after having a son, she left her husband. She made money giving piano lessons. One of her students was Harding's sister. She and Harding eventually married on July 8, 1891.
Florence helped make Harding's newspaper a success. She was also a popular and energetic first lady, holding many well-received events. She opened the White House to the public.
03 of 10
Extramarital Affairs
Harding's wife found out that he was involved in a number of extramarital affairs. One was with a close friend of Florence, Carrie Fulton Phillips. Their affair was proved by a number of love letters. Interestingly, the Republican Party paid off Phillips and her family to keep them quiet when he was running for president.
A second alleged affair that has not been proven was with a woman named Nan Britton. She claimed that her daughter was Harding's, and he agreed to pay child support for her care.
04 of 10
Owned the Marion Daily Star Newspaper
Harding had many jobs before becoming the president. He was a teacher, an insurance salesman, a reporter, and the owner of a newspaper called the Marion Daily Star.
Harding decided to run for the Ohio State Senator in 1899. He was later elected as the lieutenant governor of Ohio. From 1915 to 1921, he served as a U.S. senator from Ohio.
05 of 10
Dark Horse Candidate for President
Harding was nominated to run for president when the convention could not decide on a candidate. His running mate was future U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933). Harding ran under the theme "Return to Normalcy" against Democrat James Cox. This was the first election where women had the right to vote. Harding won handily with 61% of the popular vote.
06 of 10
Fought for Fair Treatment of African-Americans
Harding spoke out against lynchings of African-Americans. He also ordered desegregation in the White House and the District of Columbia.
07 of 10
Teapot Dome Scandal
One of Harding's failings was the fact that he put many friends in positions of power and influence with his election. Many of these friends caused issues for him and a few scandals arose. The most famous was the Teapot Dome scandal, in which Albert Fall, Harding's Secretary of the Interior, secretly sold the rights to oil reserves in Teapot Dome, Wyoming, in exchange for money and cattle. He was caught and sentenced to jail.
08 of 10
Officially Ended World War I
Harding was a strong opponent to the League of Nations, an organization that was part of the Treaty of Paris that ended World War I. Because of Harding's opposition the treaty was not ratified, which meant that World War I had not officially ended. Early in his term, a joint resolution was passed to officially end the war.
09 of 10
Numerous Foreign Treaties Entered
The U.S. entered a number of treaties with foreign nations during Harding's time in office. Three of the major ones were the Five Powers Treaty, which dealt with halting battleship production for 10 years; the Four Powers Treaty, which focused on Pacific possessions and imperialism; and the Nine Powers Treaty, which codified the Open Door Policy while respecting China's sovereignty.
10 of 10
Pardoned Eugene V. Debs
While in office, Harding officially pardoned U.S. socialist Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926), who had been arrested for speaking out against World War I. He had been sent to jail for 10 years but was pardoned after three years in 1921. Harding met with Debs at the White House after his pardon."
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After his death the corruption and quid-for-quo arrangements within his administration such as Teapot Dome land deal with mineral rights scandal.
Rest in peace Warren Gamaliel Harding
President Warren G. Harding [1921-1923]
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPgBc7-H-Po
Images:
1. President Warren G Harding and First Lady Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe Harding
2. Marie Curie with President Warren G Harding at the White House 20 May 1921
3. Warren G Harding.
4. Warren G. Harding official Presidential Portrait
Biographies
1.whitehouse.gov
2. Thoughtco.com
Background from whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/warren-g-harding/
"Warren G. Harding, an Ohio Republican, was the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923). Though his term in office was fraught with scandal, including Teapot Dome, Harding embraced technology and was sensitive to the plights of minorities and women.
Before his nomination, Warren G. Harding declared, “America’s present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality….”
A Democratic leader, William Gibbs McAdoo, called Harding’s speeches “an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea.” Their very murkiness was effective, since Harding’s pronouncements remained unclear on the League of Nations, in contrast to the impassioned crusade of the Democratic candidates, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Thirty-one distinguished Republicans had signed a manifesto assuring voters that a vote for Harding was a vote for the League. But Harding interpreted his election as a mandate to stay out of the League of Nations.
Harding, born near Marion, Ohio, in 1865, became the publisher of a newspaper. He married a divorcee, Mrs. Florence Kling De Wolfe. He was a trustee of the Trinity Baptist Church, a director of almost every important business, and a leader in fraternal organizations and charitable enterprises.
He organized the Citizen’s Cornet Band, available for both Republican and Democratic rallies; “I played every instrument but the slide trombone and the E-flat cornet,” he once remarked.
Harding’s undeviating Republicanism and vibrant speaking voice, plus his willingness to let the machine bosses set policies, led him far in Ohio politics. He served in the state Senate and as Lieutenant Governor, and unsuccessfully ran for Governor. He delivered the nominating address for President Taft at the 1912 Republican Convention. In 1914 he was elected to the Senate, which he found “a very pleasant place.”
An Ohio admirer, Harry Daugherty, began to promote Harding for the 1920 Republican nomination because, he later explained, “He looked like a President.”
Thus a group of Senators, taking control of the 1920 Republican Convention when the principal candidates deadlocked, turned to Harding. He won the Presidential election by an unprecedented landslide of 60 percent of the popular vote.
Republicans in Congress easily got the President’s signature on their bills. They eliminated wartime controls and slashed taxes, established a Federal budget system, restored the high protective tariff, and imposed tight limitations upon immigration.
By 1923 the postwar depression seemed to be giving way to a new surge of prosperity, and newspapers hailed Harding as a wise statesman carrying out his campaign promise–“Less government in business and more business in government.”
Behind the facade, not all of Harding’s Administration was so impressive. Word began to reach the President that some of his friends were using their official positions for their own enrichment. Alarmed, he complained, “My…friends…they’re the ones that keep me walking the floors nights!”
Looking wan and depressed, Harding journeyed westward in the summer of 1923, taking with him his upright Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover. “If you knew of a great scandal in our administration,” he asked Hoover, “would you for the good of the country and the party expose it publicly or would you bury it?” Hoover urged publishing it, but Harding feared the political repercussions.
He did not live to find out how the public would react to the scandals of his administration. In August of 1923, he died in San Francisco of a heart attack.
The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association."
2. background from thoughtco.com/things-to-know-about-warren-harding-105467
Warren Gamaliel Harding was born on November 2, 1865, in Corsica, Ohio. He was elected president in 1920 and took office on March 4, 1921. He died while in office on August 2, 1923. While serving as the nation's 29th president, the Teapot Dome scandal occurred due to his putting his friends in power. The following are 10 key facts that are important to understand when studying the life and presidency of Warren G. Harding.
01 of 10
Son of Two Doctors
Warren G. Harding's parents, George Tryon and Phoebe Elizabeth Dickerson, were both doctors. They originally lived on a farm but decided to go into medical practice as a means of providing their family with a better life. While Dr. Harding opened his office in a small town in Ohio, his wife practiced as a midwife.
02 of 10
Savvy First Lady: Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe
Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe (1860–1924) was born to wealth and at the age of 19 had married a man named Henry DeWolfe. However, soon after having a son, she left her husband. She made money giving piano lessons. One of her students was Harding's sister. She and Harding eventually married on July 8, 1891.
Florence helped make Harding's newspaper a success. She was also a popular and energetic first lady, holding many well-received events. She opened the White House to the public.
03 of 10
Extramarital Affairs
Harding's wife found out that he was involved in a number of extramarital affairs. One was with a close friend of Florence, Carrie Fulton Phillips. Their affair was proved by a number of love letters. Interestingly, the Republican Party paid off Phillips and her family to keep them quiet when he was running for president.
A second alleged affair that has not been proven was with a woman named Nan Britton. She claimed that her daughter was Harding's, and he agreed to pay child support for her care.
04 of 10
Owned the Marion Daily Star Newspaper
Harding had many jobs before becoming the president. He was a teacher, an insurance salesman, a reporter, and the owner of a newspaper called the Marion Daily Star.
Harding decided to run for the Ohio State Senator in 1899. He was later elected as the lieutenant governor of Ohio. From 1915 to 1921, he served as a U.S. senator from Ohio.
05 of 10
Dark Horse Candidate for President
Harding was nominated to run for president when the convention could not decide on a candidate. His running mate was future U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933). Harding ran under the theme "Return to Normalcy" against Democrat James Cox. This was the first election where women had the right to vote. Harding won handily with 61% of the popular vote.
06 of 10
Fought for Fair Treatment of African-Americans
Harding spoke out against lynchings of African-Americans. He also ordered desegregation in the White House and the District of Columbia.
07 of 10
Teapot Dome Scandal
One of Harding's failings was the fact that he put many friends in positions of power and influence with his election. Many of these friends caused issues for him and a few scandals arose. The most famous was the Teapot Dome scandal, in which Albert Fall, Harding's Secretary of the Interior, secretly sold the rights to oil reserves in Teapot Dome, Wyoming, in exchange for money and cattle. He was caught and sentenced to jail.
08 of 10
Officially Ended World War I
Harding was a strong opponent to the League of Nations, an organization that was part of the Treaty of Paris that ended World War I. Because of Harding's opposition the treaty was not ratified, which meant that World War I had not officially ended. Early in his term, a joint resolution was passed to officially end the war.
09 of 10
Numerous Foreign Treaties Entered
The U.S. entered a number of treaties with foreign nations during Harding's time in office. Three of the major ones were the Five Powers Treaty, which dealt with halting battleship production for 10 years; the Four Powers Treaty, which focused on Pacific possessions and imperialism; and the Nine Powers Treaty, which codified the Open Door Policy while respecting China's sovereignty.
10 of 10
Pardoned Eugene V. Debs
While in office, Harding officially pardoned U.S. socialist Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926), who had been arrested for speaking out against World War I. He had been sent to jail for 10 years but was pardoned after three years in 1921. Harding met with Debs at the White House after his pardon."
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