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Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician who served as 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 sitting U.S. presidents.
- Warren Harding’s Early Years
- Warren Harding’s Rise in The Republican Party
- Warren Harding in The White House
- Warren Harding’s Death
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Warren Gamaliel Harding was born on November 2, 1865, on a farm in the small Ohiocommunity of Corsica (present-day Blooming Grove). He was the oldest of eight children of George Harding (1843-1928), a farmer who later became a doctor and part-owner of a local newspaper, and Phoebe Dickerson Harding (1843-1910), a midwife. Harding graduated from Ohi...
Warren Harding, a Republican, began his political career in 1898 by winning election to the Ohio Senate, where he served until 1903. He was Ohio’s lieutenant governor from 1904 to 1906 but lost his bid for the governorship in 1910. Two years later, he stepped into the national spotlight at the Republican National Convention when he gave a speech no...
Once in office, Warren Harding followed a predominantly pro-business, conservative Republican agenda. Taxes were reduced, particularly for corporations and wealthy individuals; high protective tariffs were enacted, and immigration was limited. Harding signed the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, which streamlined the federal budget system and esta...
In the summer of 1923, Warren Harding embarked on a cross-country tour of the United States to promote his policies. During the trip, the 57-year-old president became sick, and on August 2 he died of what was likely a heart attack (no autopsy was conducted) at a San Franciscohotel. In the early hours of August 3, Vice President Coolidge was sworn i...
Learn about the 29th U.S. president, who served from 1921 to 1923 and died of a heart attack in office. Find out about his pro-business policies, his scandalous cabinet members and his personal life.
Learn about the life and achievements of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), who ran on a platform of normalcy and restoration. Find out how he faced scandals, promoted technology, and supported minorities and women.
May 27, 2024 · Warren G. Harding, 29th U.S. president (1921–23), whose brief administration accomplished little of lasting value. His ill-advised cabinet appointments, including Albert Fall as secretary of the interior, led to the Teapot Dome Scandal, which earned his administration a reputation for corruption.
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Harding was inaugurated as the nation's 29th president on March 4, 1921, on the East Portico of the United States Capitol. Chief Justice Edward D. White administered the oath of office. Harding placed his hand on the Washington Inaugural Bible as he recited the oath.
The son of a farmer-doctor, Warren Gamaliel Harding was born in 1865 in Corsica (now Blooming Grove), Ohio. As a boy Harding worked as a printer's assistant on a local newspaper, a job that made a profound impression on him.
Warren G. Harding. 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 the experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in ...
