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1921-1923 Warren G. Harding Vice President was Calvin Coolidge. W.G. Harding's Inaugural Address.
Postwar recession led to high unemployment. Immigration was restricted by a quota system. After Harding's death on August 2, 1923, Senate investigations revealed widespread government corruption. One of the scandals was the Teapot Dome. It involved the laesing of naval-oil-reserve-lands to a private oil company. The the secretary of the interior, who had been appointed by Harding, Albert Fall, was later jailed for taking bribes to approve the leases. About his private life: Would anyone have listened to any young woman if Warren G. Harding would have had a casual affair with her?
29 Warren G. Harding Born: November 2, 1865, near Blooming Grove, Ohio. Died: August 2, 1923. Party: Republican. Age when inaugurated: 55. Term: 1921-1923. Harding died in office, just as massive corruption in the Teapot Dome scandal was about to become public. Because of these scandals, Harding is regarded as the worst President. Famous Fact: Harding's election was the first in which women voted. (Source: scholasticnetwork.com)
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