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American History.United States: General History and Description.Early Twentieth Century, 1901-1960.Warren Harding's Administration, 1921-1923.
official portrait of President Warren HardingAn Overview of Warren Harding's Administraion

Warren Harding was elected President by a country weary of wartime restraints and world problems. People wished to reduce the country's responsibilities in world affairs and to resume their normal activities with as little bother as possible. Unfortunately for Harding, everyone in the country had a different idea of what was normal, and he was bound to annoy somebody no matter what he did. The popularity of Harding's administration was further lessened by the short but severe economic depression of 1921, as well as the Teapot Dome and other scandals. Historians have generally ranked Harding as one of our weakest Presidents.

His Vice-President and Cabinet

Vice-President Calvin Coolidge
Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of War John W. Weeks
Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty
Postmaster General Will Hays
Hubert Work (1922)
Harry S. New (1923)
Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby
Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall
Hubert Work (1923)
Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis

Major Domestic Events of His Administration

1921 The Unknown Soldier of World War I was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
1921 Peace treaties were signed with Austria and Germany.
1921 Congress placed quotas on immigration for the first time in American history.
1922 The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated.

Major World Events of His Administration

1921 The Washington Disarmament Conference was held.
1922 Egypt gained its independence from Great Britain.
1922 Benito Mussolini became the dictator of Itly.
1922 Kemal Pasha proclaimed the Turkish Republic.
1922 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed.
1923 French and Belgian troops occupied the Ruhr Valley.


Calvin Coolidge

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