Warren G. Harding
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Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician and the 29th President of the United States, from 1921 to 1923.
A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate (1899–1903) and later as lieutenant governor of Ohio (1903–1905) and as a U.S. Senator (1915–1921).
His political leanings were conservative, which enabled him to become the compromise choice at the 1920 Republican National Convention. During a campaign held in the aftermath of World War I, he promised a return to "normalcy"; in the 1920 election, he defeated his Democratic opponent, fellow Ohioan James M. Cox, by a landslide, 60.36 % to 34.19%.
As president, he appointed a strong cabinet that included Charles Evans Hughes, Andrew Mellon and Herbert Hoover. However some other appointments, including that of Albert B. Fall as Secretary of the Interior, proved to be corrupt, leading to the Teapot Dome and other scandals. In foreign affairs, Harding signed peace treaties that followed on from the Treaty of Versailles which formally ended World War I; he also led the way to world naval disarmament at the Washington Naval Conference of 1921–22.
At age 57, Harding died from a heart attack in San Francisco, California. He was 29 months into his term and the sixth U.S. president to die in office.
Harding is often ranked as one of the least successful U.S. presidents, despite his immense popularity while in office. Indeed, Harding himself is quoted as saying "I am not fit for this office and never should have been here."[1]
