Warren G. Harding Quotes
The opposition to his appointment has only strengthened my conviction that I want him.... You can put that in block type and a box.
The President wanted to appoint his political confidant, Harry Daugherty, as Attorney General, but ran into heavy opposition from the Bar Association and the press:
Warren G. Harding, 1865-1923, 29th President of the United States (Republican, OH), Statement to reporters, Quoted in New York Times, February 22, 1921
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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.