President Warren G. Harding
By: Nicole Milani
President Warren G. Harding was the 29th American President. Harding was born in November 2, 1865 in Ohio and at the age of nineteen he bought a newspaper with two of his friends. The newspaper was called the Marion Star. Harding attended Ohio Central College and was a trustee of the Trinity Baptist Church and organized the Citizen's Cornet Band. He was also an Insurance Salesman and a reporter. He married Mrs. Florence King De Wolfe and also delivered the nominating address for President Taft at the Republican Convention. Soon after he was elected into the Senate and an admirer began to promote Harding for the 1920 Republican nomination and Harding won as the Republican candidate. The 1920 election was the first election where women were allowed to vote. He gave his speech at the University of Alabama talking of ending racial injustice and soon won the 1920 Presidential Election by 60% of the popular vote. By 1923 while he was still in office the postwar depression seemed to be giving way to a new surge of prosperity. But soon Harding began to hear that his friends were taking advantage of their powers in their offices and he was very horrified. So Harding journeyed westward to San Francisco, California in 1923. Sadly he died of a heart attack on August 2, 1923 while visiting San Francisco. Warren Harding's presidency will always be remembered as a scandal within the government.
Works Cited
"Warren G. Harding ." The White House. 20 Feb. 2006 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/wh29.html>.
"Warren Harding." White House Kids. 20 Feb. 2006 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidents/warrenharding.html>.