Seeking Lincoln, and finding the Lincoln Memorial Feb 9, 2009
WASHINGTON Two hundred years after the birth of Abraham Lincoln, we still seek him in words and in action, in lessons from his life, in reminders of his legend and in pilgrimages to the temple built in his honor (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Lincoln Memorial a temple of respect, hope Feb 8, 2009
President Warren G. Harding mentioned emancipation only as a means to "union and nationality." Robert Russa Moton, head of the Tuskegee Institute founded by Booker T. Washington, was forced to censor remarks that called for an end to "injustice and mob-violence.". The meaning of the memorial changed in 1939 when black soprano Marian Anderson performed there after the Daughters of the American Revolution barred her from singing to an integrated audience at Constitution Hall. (San Francisco Chronicle)
He's Lincoln! No, He's FDR! No, He's Polk! Feb 8, 2009
Bill Clinton was the next JFK, until he was Warren G. Harding, and then Jimmy Carter. George W. Bush was Teddy Roosevelt until he was James Buchanan. (Slate)
Hey, let’s not forget that Feb 8, 2009
wrote on Feb 6, 2009 1:36 PM:" A presidency in this country has always been a problematic proposition and of the 43 men (one, Grover Cleveland, served two nonconsecutive terms and so is counted twice) not 'all' have been extraordinarily able and some have been obviously inept and over their heads. Some like say Ulysses S. Grant and Warren G. Harding do have a few things to be said in their favor but largely both were 'disappointments.' James Buchanan I think was an entire disaster and W much... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Elks Lodge design gets unanimous approval Feb 7, 2009
Presidents Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and John F. Kennedy were all Elks. Former President Gerald Ford belonged to Grand Rapids Lodge No. 48, where his father served two terms as Exalted Ruler. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
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)
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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)
Historic airplane refurbished Sep 21, 2007
Eielson turned a profit for his investors within a week by giving demonstration flights over Fairbanks, including one for then-President Warren G. Harding. The success allowed Eielson and his backers to start the Fairbanks Airplane Corp., which flew goods, people and eventually the first airmail routes to remote spots as far as 150 miles from Fairbanks. (Anchorage Daily News)
Editor's Mailbag Aug 30, 2007
In my 83 years of existence I don t think I have ever seen such an incompetent group of advisers to a president, unless it was Warren G. Harding and I was too young to know him, only what my father told me. Usually when a president is somewhat deficient in the upper stories, he or she is wise enough to select competent help in the brain department, but in this administration, loyalty to the chief seems to be the only qualification needed. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Column: So far, Montana's presidential primary irrelevant Aug 26, 2007
Hiram Johnson in Montana's presidential primary to block Warren G. Harding, the eventual nominee. The architect was one Oliver Hazard Perry Shelley, a Red Lodge newspaperman considered a nuisance by the Republican old guard. (Missoulian, MT)
Kewanee Elks Lodge to go down in history Aug 15, 2007
After leaving Kewanee, Gargiulo and Gamber visited BPOE No. 32 in Marion, Ohio, where former President Warren G. Harding was a member. The New England lodges are being visited at this time and will take them through next summer. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
FEMA mobile home at Forest Heights Aug 5, 2007
Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" went to Warren G. Harding Elementary School ... Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" went to Warren G. Harding Elementary School. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Today in History August 2 Aug 2, 2007
In 1923, the 29th president of the United States, Warren G. Harding, died in San Francisco. In 1927, four years after becoming president, Calvin Coolidge issued a statement to reporters: I do not choose to run for President in nineteen twenty-eight. (MSNBC -- Race)
Boston Terrier Breed Profile Jul 25, 2007
Former President Warren G. Harding, as well as Helen Keller, once owned a Boston Terrier. These affectionate animals love being with their family and do best as inside companion dogs. (Suite101.com)
Readers respond to council benefits report Jul 10, 2007
Not since the the public double-dealing during the Warren G. Harding administration known as the Teapot Dome scandal, have we heard of such rampant self-dealing, if we discount no-bid, sweetheart deals to Haliburton. That brings me to the point: Something's rotten, but not in Denmark. (Daily Triplicate)
The Slowest News Day Jul 9, 2007
The grand marshal of the grandest parade (the one in New York, naturally) would be the oldest living reporter in America who could still wave, some distinguished coot who had covered the assassination of Warren G. Harding or whoever and would inspire the youngsters by telling them how the editor had ruined his lead. Or lede, if you must. (MediaWeek.com)
Weekend Guide Jul 5, 2007
Thursday, July 05, 2007. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Couric Leads with 'Historic Alliance' on Gun Control Jun 20, 2007
Mrs Clinton is not even the first First Lady to dabble in psychics or mediums: the wives of Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, John Tyler, Woodrow Wilson, and Warren G. Harding all tried, in one way or another, to communicate beyond the grave. Unlike Nancy Reagan, Hillary never tried to use psychic powers to influence her husband. (MediaResearch.org)
Monumental task completed Jun 20, 2007
" This is the first cleaning the monument has seen in nearly 20 years. The monument also underwent masonry work, stone setting and re-paving. The state Department of Environmental Protection Division of Parks and Forestry oversaw the restoration project. The $125,000 illumination project undertaken by the Princeton Parks Alliance is also complete. This includes the installation of ground-level lighting surrounding the monument as well as lighting components on the roof of Princeton Borough Hall.... (Cranbury Press, NJ)
ANDREW P. MORRISS: Obama's plan borrows from past failures Jun 4, 2007
Our first energy security drive -- and first energy scandal -- occurred when the U.S. Navy worried about fuel supplies for its new oil-fueled fleet after World War I.Interior Secretary Albert Fall's acceptance of bribes to arrange for the lease of the Teapot Dome naval reserves in California yielded a scandal that made the administration of President Warren G. Harding synonymous with corruption for decades thereafter but did not produce much energy security. Obama has plans to spend money on tax... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
OHSAA Track & Field Champs Jun 3, 2007
St. Joh 153-11 14 Christopher Anzevino 12 Warren G. Harding 152-05 15 Matt Walker 12 Alliance 133-07 16 John Pallini 12 Medina 126-08. OHSAA Championship Meet2007 OHSAA Division II - 6/1/2007 to... (WKRC.com, OH)
100-year-old Summit Hotel gets a face-lift Jun 3, 2007
There's also a suite named for President Warren G. Harding, who loafed here with his friend, U.S. Sen. William E. Crow, whose Chalk Hill home and farm are now the Christian W. Klay Winery, another local attraction. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Ludicrous' words from Jimmy Carter May 30, 2007
Richard M wrote on May 24, 2007 2:56 PM:" For once, I would have to somewhat agree with the right, although Warren G. Harding and Ulysses S. Grant still beat Carter in terms of overall worst administrations. Yes, Jimmy Carter was not an effective president by any means, although he's shown himself since then to be one helluva compassionate human being. Obviously, Americans aren't interested in good, decent people running for president anymore... they just want someone in office they feel like... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Barbara Cox Anthony dies May 29, 2007
Mr. Cox lost that election to Republican Warren G. Harding and never ran for office again. As a teenager in 1940, she sat at the family home, Trailsend, and listened as her father discussed politics with Roosevelt, who by then was president. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
C-SPAN2/BookTV Features Encore Presentation of 1920 Author David Pietrusza and ABC's Ann Compton May 26, 2007
For the only time in the nation's history, six once-and-future presidents hoped to end up in the White House: Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Theodore Roosevelt. It was the first election in which women could vote, the first in which the black vote began to play a significant role, and the first under the national prohibition. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
'Nixon and Kissinger': Partners in paranoia May 16, 2007
Ulysses S. Grant, John Tyler, and even the hapless Warren G. Harding have gone through a kind of historical rehab thanks to sympathetic biographers. But the buck stops with Richard Nixon. (Christian Science Monitor)
John K. Lattimer, acclaimed urologist, dies at 92 May 13, 2007
May 13, 2007, 1:56 AM EDT including Warren G. Harding. ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) _ John K. Lattimer, a world-renowned urologist who treated celebrities and cultural icons during his decades-long career and also provided care for top-ranking Nazis during the Nuremberg war crimes trials, has died. (Newsday -- State)
Storied inn to reopen May 4, 2007
The walls are covered with memorabilia, including articles noting that the place was almost the last stop for President Warren G. Harding before he died in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 1923, of a heart attack. Music from the Fairview often echoes down the dusty Village Airstrip on long, light summer nights. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
The Hunt for Karl Rove May 4, 2007
Perhaps this is because I have mostly written about President Bill Clinton, the modern presidency's closest approximation to the late and laughable President Warren G. Harding. At this point in Clinton's administration several themes were discernible. (Human Events Online)
R. EMMETT TYRRELL JR.: The hunt for Karl Rove May 4, 2007
Perhaps this is because I have mostly written about President Bill Clinton, the modern presidency's closest approximation to the late and laughable President Warren G. Harding. At this point in Mr. Clinton's administration, several themes were discernible. (Washington Times)
gets a luxurious makeover. Mar 14, 2007
The Partridge Inn has welcomed famous guests, including Rockefellers and President Warren G. Harding. see caption. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Ohio's First Radio Station WHK 1420 AM Celebrates 85 Years in Cleveland Mar 7, 2007
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In March 1922, just two weeks after President Warren G. Harding brought the first radio into the White House, WHK radio was granted its broadcast license. It was the first licensed radio station in Ohio, and one of the first 10 nationwide. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Venezuela's Chavez to Swap Oil for London's Advice Feb 21, 2007
The administration of Warren G. Harding, the 29th president, is known for an oil-lease bribes scandal called Teapot Dome. Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, has benefited as the price of crude oil rose 64 percent in the last three years. (Yahoo News -- Venezuela)
