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Warren G. Harding
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In office
March 4, 1921 ? August 2, 1923
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Vice President
| Calvin Coolidge
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Preceded by
| Woodrow Wilson
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Succeeded by
| Calvin Coolidge
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In office
March 4, 1915 ? January 13, 1921
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Preceded by
| Theodore E. Burton
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Succeeded by
| Frank B. Willis
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In office
January 11, 1904 ? January 8, 1906
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Governor
| Myron T. Herrick
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Preceded by
| Harry L. Gordon
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Succeeded by
| Andrew L. Harris
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In office
January 1, 1900 ? January 4, 1904
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Preceded by
| Henry May
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Succeeded by
| Samuel H. West
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Born
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1865-11-02
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November 2, 1865
Near
Blooming Grove, Ohio
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Died
| August 2, 1923
(1923-08-02)
(aged 57)
San Francisco
,
California
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Nationality
| American
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Political party
| Republican
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Spouse(s)
| Florence Kling Harding
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Warren Gamaliel Harding
(November 2, 1865 ? August 2, 1923) was the 29th
president of the United States
from 1921 until his death in 1923. Before becoming president, he was a
senator
and the assistant
governor
of
Ohio
. Before he was in government, he was an important
newspaper
manager. He was a
Republican
.
After
World War I
, he was elected on the promise to return the United States back to normal. He supported limited government in the economy. During his term, he lowered taxes and believed that the economy should not be regulated too much.
Warren G. Harding made the mistake of appointing his friends to high political positions. As a result, they
corruptly
abused their power for their personal gain and several
scandals
happened during his presidency, including the infamous
Teapot Dome
scandal based in Teapot Dome in
Wyoming
and involving
Secretary of the Interior
Albert Fall
. Other untrustworthy people included
Edward Doheny
and
Harry Sinclair
.
He died in office of a
heart attack
in 1923 while he was visiting
San Francisco
.
Harding
cheated
on his wife with
Carrie Phillips
, a family friend. She supported Germany during
World War I
. In fact, many people thought she was a
spy
.
He also cheated with
Nan Britton
, who was over 30 years younger than him. He fathered a child with Britton. Afterward, she wrote a book called
The President's Daughter
, telling her story, but most people didn't believe her. However, in 2015,
DNA
testing confirmed that she was telling the truth about the baby.
His vice president
Calvin Coolidge
became president after he died.
Historians consider him one of the worst presidents because of all the
scandals
he created as president and he was very corrupt (taking bribes).