Warren G. Harding (November 2, 1865 - August 2, 1923)
Life Facts
Personal: • First Lady: Florence "Fossie" Mabel Kling Harding, Wife • Number of Children: 1 • Education Level: College • School Attended: Ohio Central College • Religion: Baptist • Profession: Teacher, Insurance Salesman, Reporter, Publisher
Public Service: • Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1921 - 8/2/1923 • Presidency Number: 29 • Number of Terms: 1 • Why Presidency Ended: Death • Party: Republican • His Vice President(s): Calvin Coolidge • Senator: Ohio (1915-1921) • State Legislative Service: OH (1899-1903) • Other Offices: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Did You Know?
• He was the first president to ride to his inauguration in an automobile. • While in office, he was the first president to visit both Alaska and Canada. • He was considered personally popular but allowed his cabinet members to take over his presidency. He campaigned on the slogan, "Return to Normalcy."
His wife, Florence Harding, was a divorcee and known for her traditional values.
The "Tea Pot Dome" scandal occurred during his presidency.
"My God, this is a hell of a job! I have no trouble with my enemies. . .But my damn friends, they're the ones that keep me walking the floor nights." • He was a newspaper editor in Marion, Ohio.
Key Events in President Warren G. Harding's Administration
•Teapot Dome & Other Scandals, 1921-23 A number of scandals occurred during Harding’s presidency including Harding’s Secretary of Interior Albert Fall selling the nation’s oil reserves at Wyoming’s Teapot Dome for personal gain. •League of Nations, 1921 President Harding refused U.S. admittance to the League of Nations
Birth Place - Description: Warren G. Harding was born in a small cottage in Blooming Grove, Ohio. The house was demolished in 1896. There is a maker at the site.
Gravesite - Description: The memorial is located in a large classical rotunda built of Georgian Marble. There are flowers and iv
