President Warren G. Harding

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President Warren G. Harding An Affable Simpleton

Harding on being president: “I am a man of limited talents from a small town. I don’t seem to grasp that I am president. . . I love to meet people. It is the most pleasant thing I do; It really is the only fun I have.”

1920 Election Republic Campaign Planks “Return to Normalcy” Political Isolation Pro-business policies

Mellon Favors Big Business Andrew Mellon appointed Secretary of the Treasury Spending Slashed Protectionist Tariffs Tariff War Herbert Hoover of Sec. of Commerce Policy of cooperation and voluntary reform

A Den of Graft and Corruption Harding was poor at managing his administration “Ohio Gang” Charles Forbes (Head of VB) Graft, waste Harry Daugherty (Attorney General) Accepting bribes Albert Fall (secretary of Interior) Teapot Dome Scandal

Teapot Dome Scandal Navy emergency oil reserves transferred to Department of Interior Land leased to private oilmen Senate Investigation

Harding Dies Heart attack while returning from speaking tour in Alaska August 2, 1923