Coverdell, gun joke, gas prices Sep 5, 2008
Least intelligent President since Warren G. Harding. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Hot-button political issues Sep 5, 2008
Republicans nominated Warren G. Harding, an Ohio newspaper editor and U.S. senator, to run for president with Calvin Coolidge, governor of Massachusetts, as his running mate. Democrats nominated another newspaper editor from Ohio, Gov. James M. Cox, as their standard bearer. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Bush: Independence, character changed history Sep 3, 2008
Warren G. Harding, U.S. Grant and George W. Bush. Sounds about right to me. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Historian: Bush, Clinton legacies at stake Sep 3, 2008
Scholarly surveys of presidential "greatness" typically put George Washington and Abraham Lincoln at the top of the pantheon and James Buchanan and Warren G. Harding at the bottom, but consensus disappears with recent presidents. A recent survey ranked both Clinton and Bush II in the middle of the list, leaving much room for the two to move up or down in the future. (CNN)
Impressions of convention, Night One Aug 26, 2008
AJC/DNC MGT: Haven t you noticed that W is the least intelligent President since Warren G. Harding ... By bearcasey August 26, 2008 8:26 AM AJC/DNC MGT: Havent you noticed that W is the least intelligent President since Warren G. Harding. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Let Economies Cure Themselves Aug 25, 2008
The panic of 1920 was cured by the masterly inactivity of President Warren G. Harding: He did nothing at all, and the trouble cured itself. The same thing might have happened after the big Wall Street crash in October 1929 if President Herbert Hoover had followed the advice of Andrew Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury. (Forbes)
Know the truth, and the truth shall set you free Aug 23, 2008
The best case for black ancestry is against Warren G. Harding, our 29th president from 1921 until 1923. Harding himself never denied his ancestry. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Top 10 Most Ballots at a Republican Presidential Convention Aug 19, 2008
10 ballots, Warren G. Harding, 1920 Harding received only 61 and a half votes on the first ballot but eventually won on the final tally with 692 and one-fifth votes. 3. (Human Events Online)
PATSY R. BRUMFIELD:I keep telling myself most politicians manage to behave Aug 14, 2008
David Vitter and Presidents Warren G. Harding, Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy. Contact Patsy R. Brumfield at (662) 678-1596 or patsy. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Ohio woman's stolen wallet found after 44 years Aug 13, 2008
She remembers feeling annoyed when her red cowhide wallet was taken from her purse at Warren G. Harding High School. Her temporary drivers permit was inside, so she had to go through the trouble of getting another. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Race card? What about the 'racist card'? Aug 4, 2008
Democratic operatives were the first to "play the race card," spreading (possibly true) rumors back in 1920 that Republican candidate Warren G. Harding had black ancestors. He won anyway. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
By Mary Loden, of the News-Tribune Aug 2, 2008
When Darcy Eisenman, Hobo Days coordinator called and asked her, "I thought, Oh mercy, I don't know, Martha said. I haven't been to a parade much in the last few years. Now there is so much going on all at once. She has had quite a bit of excitement lately. Although she has no children of her own her great nieces and nephews think she is pretty special. We had quite the party for two days, she said.An open house was held for Martha last weekend at the Summit House to celebrate her 100th... (Forest City Summit, IO)
By the people Aug 1, 2008
He announced that Warren G. Harding, US president from 1921 to 1923, was actually black, and that his middle name was "gangsta". "Thank you, Wikipedia," Colbert said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
The Daily Break Jul 28, 2008
- Dear Warren G. Harding rford B. Hayes, My Adorable New Kittens: MY fettuccini alfredo. MINE. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Can Democrats Claim The Alaskan Frontier? Jul 24, 2008
I once got disapproving glances in Barrow for making a disparaging remark about Warren G. Harding. Okakok would only say that the Democrats in Barrow want a different voice and a new direction. (CBS News)
Trivia Tidbits: Strange But True Jul 18, 2008
Warren G. Harding, 29th president of the United States, is the only chief executive to be elected on his birthday, Nov. 2, 1920 (his 55th). Harding also had the largest feet of any U.S. president, wearing size 14 shoes. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Book Review: White Protestant Nation Jul 3, 2008
He wants to denounce conservatives for Ku Kluxery and racism - and also for the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, two presidents he intensely dislikes. Yet Harding was the first president in American history to publicly condemn lynching (in Birmingham, Alabama, no less), and Coolidge denounced the Klan in a 1925 speech to the American Legion. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The gold standard of corruption Jul 1, 2008
In 1920, Warren G. Harding was elected to the presidency, although selected would be a more appropriate word. Woodrow Wilson and the Democrats had been in power for eight years, but in 1920 after a severe stroke he was incapacitated, and his wife Edith was acting in his place. (Weymouth News, MA)
LETTER: Somewhere, Machiavelli is surely applauding Jun 25, 2008
The Warren G. Harding Club is already dancing with glee. But there is one way that GWB can improve his legacy, and that is to be followed by a president with lower ratings than his and what easier way to do that than to saddle him with another unwinnable war. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
107...and still playing bingo Jun 19, 2008
DeFlorio even got the opportunity to sew buttonholes for presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. "She found out who the coats were going to by looking at the order forms," says D'Ambrosio. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Twain, Wharton homes join others in financial peril Jun 17, 2008
It also cut jobs and sliced hours at many sites, including the Marion home where Warren G. Harding launched his 1920 presidential campaign. For the Twain and Wharton houses, yesterday's improvement projects are today's financial burden. (Anchorage Daily News)
The Rise of Herbert Hoover Jun 3, 2008
Despite considering the offer to run for President, Hoover declined, and despite a personal distaste for the candidate, proceeded to campaign for Warren G. Harding, keeping his political allegiences with the Republicans. Thanks to his support and great popularity, when Harding was elected handily, he offered Hoover the position of Secretary of Commerce, which was readily accepted. (Suite101.com)
The Warren G. Harding Presidency Jun 3, 2008
Warren G. Harding is generally remembered in a negative light, as one of the least effective Presidents in American History ... Warren G. Harding, who was only President for a brief two years, is often ranked as one of the worst Presidents that America has ever seen ... On the surface, there is much about the Presidency of Warren G. Harding which makes it look similar to another controversial President who had come before him. (Suite101.com)
Homeopathic sanitarium called Bloomington home in early 1900s Jun 1, 2008
The Irascible Fachna wrote on May 31, 2008 10:38 PM:" A homeopath was complicit in the demise of Warren G. Harding; except to the extent of her enthusiasm for homeopathy, Harding's wife was innocent. ". bob61744 wrote on May 31, 2008 10:22 PM:" Meh,...some famous fans of Homeopathy are the British Royal Family: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles. Pantagraph, you forgot to mention 1 item on the Kelso Sanitarium. Its most famous patient born there was George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
McClellan Saw Storm in White House Katrina Strategy May 30, 2008
Political Insight and Analysis From The Wall Street Journal s Capital Bureau. May 28, 2008, 10:54 am. (Yahoo News -- Tropical Storms and Hurricanes)
President Bush: Veto Rhetoric vs. Fiscal Reality May 29, 2008
Even today, Bush has than any president since Warren G. Harding, who served only two years. But when the Democrats took control of Congress in 2007, Bush abruptly reversed course. (OMB Watch)
President Wilson's Second Term May 26, 2008
Obviously incapable and unwilling to run for reelection in 1920, Wilson gave up the office to his successor, Warren G. Harding and retired to a home, with his second wife, Edith (whom he had married in 1914 after the death of his first wife) in Washington D.C. He died their only four years later. The legacy of Woodrow Wilson is certainly mixed, and remains one of great debate among historians, some of whom view his progressive policies as being immensely successful, while others accuse him of... (Suite101.com)
HS Track Tourneys May 20, 2008
Schools: Alliance, Austintown Fitch, Boardman, Canfield, Chaney, Ellet, Geneva, Howland, Lake (Uniontown), Lakeside, Springfield, Twinsburg, Warren G. Harding, Youngstown East. Regional qualifiers: Top four to Youngstown regional. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
The Curse of Tecumseh Apr 18, 2008
Warren G. Harding - 1920. Though he has been since viewed as one of the the least successful Presidents in the history of the United States, Warren G. Harding still held some popularity when he suffered a heart attack in San Fransisco while on a train trip to the western U.S. in August of 1923, leaving the office (and his many scandals) to his soft-spoken running mate, Calvin Coolidge. (Suite101.com)
US election diary: The race card Apr 12, 2008
AuthoringPreviewAnchor. UPDATED ON: FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008 18:51 MECCA TIME, 15:51 GMT. (Aljazeera.Net)
Military: Warren G. Harding is back Apr 8, 2008
Presidential candidate Warren G. Harding stood at a podium on that fateful spring day in 1920, surveying his crowd. Then he slowly launched into one of the most popular, eloquent and misguided speeches in U.S. history. (Florida Times-Union)
National Press Club Releases '100 Key Dates in NPC History' Mar 31, 2008
December 15, 1921 - President Warren G. Harding, a Club member, casts his vote in an NPC election. January 6, 1926 - Ebbitt Hotel is razed to make way for the National Press Building. (PR Newswire)
On the campaign trail ... Mar 30, 2008
President Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) As a Ohio senator, Harding spoke at a Republican convention in Butte on Oct. 3, 1916. He, along with his wife, Florence, again visited the Mining City June 28, 1923. (Montana Standard, MT)
Who was St. Patrick? Mar 18, 2008
Charles City Press - News. Check out our special sections at the bottom of the. (Charles City Press, IO)
Mayor looks for a shape-up, GOP looks for dough Mar 15, 2008
Rang up more corruption convictions than Warren G. Harding, spent more than Ronald Reagan, and did less for middle class Americans than Cal Coolidge and Herbert Hoover combined. They stained America s image and that of Gen. Colin Powell, too. (Weymouth News, MA)
Girl in Clinton ad an Obama supporter Mar 10, 2008
Only two sitting senators - John F. Kennedy in 1960 and Warren G. Harding in 1920 - got to the White House. And neither of them completed one term, said Robert Schmuhl, an American Studies professor at the University of Notre Dame. (Boston Globe)
• TOP OF THE TICKET Blog Excerpts Mar 9, 2008
Only two sitting senators -- John F. Kennedy in 1960 and Warren G. Harding in 1920 -- ever got to the White House. And neither completed one term, as noted by Robert Schmuhl, an author on the American presidency and an American Studies professor at the University of Notre Dame. (Q13.com, WA)
Gillam encourages families to study genealogy together Mar 7, 2008
African Americans invented "over 100,000 things in this country to make life easier, not only for ourselves, but everybody in general - but nobody knows the story," said Gillam, pointing out the 1965 book about America's five "Negro presidents," including Abraham Lincoln and Warren G. Harding. "People who lived in Brownsville, Vandalia, Chain Lake could not come into Cassopolis. This was pre-Civil War. It was okay to stay out there and clear 800 acres worth of land for the Quakers. That's why... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Have a holly, jolly Casimir Pulaski Day Feb 29, 2008
For the rest of us slobs, how about a presidential holiday on Nov. 2, the birthday of Warren G. Harding, who by the way was actually described by Alice Roosevelt Longworth as "... not a bad man. He was just a slob." Why set your sights on emulating Lincoln and being disappointed when you can have a more attainable goal in Harding. Or how about Nov. 23, Franklin Pierce's birthday. (Newton County Times, AR)
This Day in History Feb 28, 2008
President Warren G. Harding established the National Petroleum Reserve on the North Slope. In 1975, Gilbert Zemansky, a sanitary engineer for the Department of Environmental Conservation, was fired for reporting sewage discharge problems at pipeline camps to the press. (Juneau Empire)
Want to see a prez? Just hang out in Lima Feb 23, 2008
We had presidential or at least pre-presidential visits from Rutherford B. Hayes, William McKinley and Warren G. Harding Ohioans all but sightings of other presidents were rare. There was a campaign appearance by Calvin Coolidge in 1924 and a brief stop by Theodore Roosevelt in 1911, two years after he left the White House. (Lima News, OH)
The History of Arlington Street Names Feb 21, 2008
Dennett Road was renamed Coolidge Road in 1923, the year that Vice President Calvin Coolidge became president upon the death of Warren G. Harding. Coolidge previously had served two one-year terms as governor of the Commonwealth, in 1919 and 1920. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Lincoln celebration kicks off today Feb 12, 2008
It's unfortunate that the observance called Presidents Day lumps together figures such as George Washington and Lincoln with lesser presidents such as Warren G. Harding and James Buchanan, Prokopowicz said. Washington and Lincoln "really did transform what our country is all about," he said. (The Daily Reflector)
Obama Proves America Is Still Racist Feb 11, 2008
"We are, and always will be, the United States of America." This prompted my 14-year-old sister to exclaim, facetiously, "So that's why they call it the United States." Obama is a modern day Warren G. Harding, of whom William McAdoo once said, "His speeches leave the impression of an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape in search of an idea. Sometimes these meandering words would actually capture a struggling thought and bear it triumphantly a prisoner in their midst until it died... (Human Events Online)
The Senator President Feb 9, 2008
In fact, only two sitting senators have ever been elected president--John F. Kennedy, who ran against then Vice-President Richard Nixon in 1960, and Warren G. Harding, an Ohio Republican who beat the Democratic governor from his home state to win the 1920 election. This time, things will be different. (Forbes -- Business)
Mark Dantonio Introduces 2008 Football Recruiting Class Feb 7, 2008
returned a fumble 70 yards for a TD vs. Warren G. Harding. first-team all-district and all-city selection as a junior. (Msuspartans.com)
Two bits worth: It comes down to McCain, Obama Feb 1, 2008
Warren G. Harding remains the model president-image. He looked perfect for the part: Tall, handsome to a fault, a commanding physical presence. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Could tight races in both parties lead to brokered conventions? Jan 24, 2008
(Another such nominee, Warren G. Harding, was chosen after 10 ballots by Republicans in 1920. Party reforms of the 1970s ensure that most delegates are committed to individual candidates, not controlled by party leaders. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
A Need For More Reality in the Presidential Nomination Process Jan 23, 2008
I would argue that it was the 1920 Convention which produced Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio and Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts ... I would argue that it was the 1920 Convention which produced Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio and Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts. (Townhall.com)
Presidential Collectibles Jan 18, 2008
Warren G. Harding, one of our handsomest presidents, graced a good luck charm that resembled a Lincoln head penny in 1923. Martin Van Buren, known for his penchant for the finer things in life, made his appearance on a mixed silver and gold plate as part of The White House Historical Association Series. (Suite101.com)
Political primary colors Jan 15, 2008
Presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover also used the radio, to little effect. Alter describes how FDR would recall and reflect on specific working people he had met, their tasks and concerns. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee's Iowa Caucus Wins Are Largely Thanks To Young Voters Jan 5, 2008
They turned out in record numbers, filling churches and community centers and elementary schools named after Warren G. Harding, confounding pundits and busting the 2008 race for the White House wide open. More than 65,000 Iowa voters under. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Test your knowledge of 'A Christmas Story' Dec 24, 2007
Test your 'Christmas Story' knowledge with this quiz. Search post-gazette NOW. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Honoring our celebrities - you name it Dec 14, 2007
The 1980s sitcom "Head of the Class" took place at Millard Fillmore High School, and little Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" went to Warren G. Harding Elementary School. Herbert Hoover, who's named will forever be linked to the Great Depression, is also linked to at least 28 high schools around the country, many in Iowa (his birth place) and California (his adopted home). (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
No Gender Gap For Dems Nov 8, 2007
And the partys candidate (who would lose to Republican Warren G. Harding) greeted womens suffrage by saying: The civilization of the world is saved. The mothers of America will stay the hand of war. (CBS News)
‘Rascals’ to open Museum’s 48th season Nov 1, 2007
The show s highlights include Russell s Where the Best of Riders Quits, a sculpture once presented to President Warren G. Harding; and a relatively new sculpture entitled Someone to Ride the River With, created by Prescott s John Coleman, an award-winning CAA artist. Paintings and a sculpture by R. Farrington Elwell dramatically reflect the three categories -- ropers, wranglers and rascals -- featured in the exhibition s title. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)
One Million Dollar Auction of Original Glamour Photographs of Hollywood's Sexy Stars of the 1920s & 1930s Oct 25, 2007
Adopted in 1930, it began being effectively enforced in 1934 by Will H. Hays, who had previously been United States Postmaster General and the 1920 campaign manager for President Warren G. Harding. Hays pledged to establish a set of moral standards for the movies. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Buckeyes confronted by Kent State Oct 10, 2007
Warren G. Harding, a favorite-son newspaper publisher from Marion, Ohio, was in the White House the last time Ohio State lost to an in-state school - Oberlin, by a 7-6 count in 1921. This is the third Ohio college that the Buckeyes have played thisseason, the first time that's happened since they tangled with Wittenberg, Ohio Wesleyan and Wilmington in 1926. (WKRC.com, OH)
It's National Fire Prevention Week in Reno and Around the U.S. Oct 9, 2007
President Warren G. Harding proclaimed the first Fire Prevention Week in 1922, to be observed "by every man, woman, and child, not only during the week designated in the pronouncement, but throughout every hour of every day of the year.". Since 1922, National Fire Prevention Week has been sponsored by the National Fire protection Association on a national level with local observances being held. (KRNV.com, NV)
Business in Brief (Th) Oct 6, 2007
During Fire Prevention Week, which was started by President Warren G. Harding in 1922, fire departments and companies across the nation educate the public about fire safety awareness and the need to plan fire escape routes in homes and businesses. -- Staff. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
Political system in our country has to change Oct 5, 2007
Updated: Sep 26, 2007 - 11:03:26 am CDT. President Bush is guilty of starting a war for profit. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Forgettable leaders Oct 3, 2007
Warren G. Harding is generally regarded as the worst president ever. He was disappointing from the get-go, as the very basis of his campaign was boring. (CNN -- World)
Column: The motorcar age comes to Norwell Oct 2, 2007
The 1920s began with a triumph for the automobile when, on March 4, 1921, Warren G. Harding became the first president to ride to his inauguration in an automobile, a Packard Twin Six. The twenties was a prosperous decade for many with automobile production and associated industries leading the way. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Profile: The Republican Party Sep 30, 2007
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Jeannie Babb Taylor: A Christian and a Democrat Sep 28, 2007
The first Baptist president was Warren G. Harding. Harding, a Republican, is often listed among a handful of worst presidents in terms of lackluster leadership and widespread corruption. (Catoosa County News, GA)
