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Warren Warren G. G. Harding Harding 29 29 th th president president Republican Republican 1921-1923 1921-1923 “I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election.”

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Warren Warren G. G.

HardingHarding2929thth president president

RepublicanRepublican

1921-19231921-1923

“I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election.”

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Return to Normalcy!Return to Normalcy!

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James Cox and James Cox and FDR!FDR!

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Carrie Phillips Carrie Phillips

$50,000 to $50,000 to leave the leave the country!country!

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ResultsResults

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KDKA in PittsburghKDKA in Pittsburgh

11stst Radio Station Radio Station

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InaugurationInauguration

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Pardons DebsPardons Debs

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Domestic “normalcy”Domestic “normalcy”

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Conservatives to the courtsConservatives to the courts

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The Business of America is The Business of America is Business!Business!

Fordney Mc Fordney Mc Cumber TariffCumber Tariff

Business Business heads the heads the FTCFTC

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Henry Ford and $5 a day!Henry Ford and $5 a day!

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Sacco & VanzettiSacco & Vanzetti

Nativism!Nativism!

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Isolation includes Isolation includes immigration!immigration!

Palmer RaidsPalmer Raids Quota SystemQuota System

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FP “normalcy”FP “normalcy” ISOLATIONISMISOLATIONISM

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5 powers treaty5 powers treaty 5-5-3 plan5-5-3 plan

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Colombia paybackColombia payback

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The Ohio GangThe Ohio Gang

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Scandals!Scandals!

Prohibition- Harry Prohibition- Harry DaughertyDaugherty

Jesse Smith kills Jesse Smith kills himselfhimself

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Prohibition-Volstead Act, 18Prohibition-Volstead Act, 18thth AmendmentAmendment

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Veterans AffairsVeterans Affairs

created under Hardingcreated under Harding

Charles ForbesCharles Forbes

Charles Cramer kills Charles Cramer kills himselfhimself

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Tea Pot DomeTea Pot Dome

Albert Fall-Secretary of the Interior

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I have no trouble with my I have no trouble with my enemies…enemies…

……it’s my damn it’s my damn friends!!!friends!!!

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FlappersFlappers 1919thth Amendment Amendment

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Ponzi schemePonzi scheme

Charles PonziCharles Ponzi

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"Voyage of Understanding" "Voyage of Understanding"

I got to I got to get out get out of D.C.of D.C.

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Was it murder???Was it murder???

Due to scandals?Due to scandals?

Due to mistresses?Due to mistresses?

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Race issueRace issue Was he a Was he a

member of member of the KKK?the KKK?

He was He was first first president president to publicly to publicly denounce denounce KKK in KKK in south!south!

Ancestor Ancestor rumors? rumors? Harding Harding was the was the great-great-grandson grandson of a black of a black woman? woman?

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Interesting FactsInteresting Facts

First to hold White First to hold White House press House press conferencesconferences

First to visit AlaskaFirst to visit Alaska

Lost valuable White Lost valuable White House china in a House china in a poker game!poker game!