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Harding did not live to find out how the public would react to the Teapot Dome scandals of his administration. In August 1923, he died in San Francisco. He suffered a fatal cardiovascular event, likely a heart attack. Your receipt will be emailed here. Before his nomination, Warren G. Harding declared, “America’s present need is not heroics ...
Biography of Warren G. Harding by Encyclopedia Britannica. Search all documents. July 22, 1920. Address Accepting the Republican Presidential Nomination in Marion, Ohio. Statement Following the Presidential Election. Message to the Senate Urging Ratification of the Pending Treaty with Colombia. March 22, 1921. March 26, 1921.
Warren Harding was raised in a small town in Ohio. His wholesome and picture-book childhood—farm chores, swimming in the local creek, and playing in the village band—was the basis of his down-home appeal later in life. As a young man, Harding brought a nearly bankrupt newspaper, the Marion Star, back to life.
Warren G. Harding He became a newspaper publisher in Marion, Ohio, where he was allied with the Republican Party’s political machine. He served successively as state senator (1899–1902), lieutenant governor (1903–04), and U.S. senator (1915–21), supporting conservative policies.
Warren G. Harding Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of government, and at the same time do for it too little. We contemplate the immediate task of putting our public household in order. We need a rigid and yet sane economy, combined with fiscal justice… Inaugural Address
Warren G. Harding: Impact and Legacy. By Eugene P. Trani. Most historians rank Harding as the worst of all American Presidents. Recently, some revisionists see him as an important transitional figure whose easy-going ways helped bridge the gap between Wilsonian idealism and the business prosperity of the Coolidge and Hoover years.
Warren Harding awarded cabinet and governmental positions to political supporters. The practice proved to have dire consequences. Long-time political cronies abused their offices for personal gain.
