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President Warren G. Harding

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.

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President Warren G. Harding

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  1. President Warren G. Harding An Affable Simpleton

  2. 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.”

  3. 1920 Election • Republic Campaign Planks • “Return to Normalcy” • Political Isolation • Pro-business policies

  4. 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

  5. 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

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

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

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