1. Politics of the 1920’s- A Period of Utter Mediocrity
The Harding and Coolidge Administrations

2. I. The Harding Administration
A. Harding’s Character
1. Undistinguished
2. Un-Presidential
B. Harding Administration Policies
1. Domestic
2. Foreign
C. Death of Harding
1. Controversy and
rumor

3. D. Harding Scandals
1. Teapot Dome Scandal
A. Loans for leasing public lands for
oil
2. Charles R. Forbes
3. Harry M. Daughtery
E. Public Reaction
1. prosperity overshadows scandals

4. The Coolidge Administration
A. Coolidge
1. Background
B. Coolidge Administration
1.YAWN-no innovations
C. Election of 1924
D. Election of 1928
1. Herbert Hoover

5. The Hoover Administration
A. Hoover
1. Background
2. Sources of difficulties
3. Good administrator/bad politician
4. Laissez-faire economics
a. exponent of individualism