Warren G. Harding Quotes
I don’t know what to do or where to turn. Somewhere there must be a book that tells me what to do.
Harding was one of the few American Presidents who did not have a great desire to lead the nations. He had a very persuasive wife who was a rich and powerful publisher and got him in over his head including the presidency. At the time there was a great deal of material on the presidency, written by former presidents and presidential scholars, but Harding was not the kind of man who read much literature. Then he found himself overwhelmed. He was a very affable man however and was quite personally popular with other politicians. See {620257} .
Warren G. Harding, 1865-1923, 29th President of the United States (Republican, OH), Statement upon taking office as President, Quoted in C-SPAN History, Warren G. Harding, August 2, 2008
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- Born: November 2, 1865
- Died: August 2, 1923
- Nationality: American
- Profession: President
Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular U.S. presidents to that point. After his death, a number of scandals, including Teapot Dome, came to light, as did his extramarital affair with Nan Britton; those eroded his popular regard.
