President Warren G. Harding: Scandals, Affairs & Cabinet Selections

American History Hit

History Hit

America, History

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🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Despite dying as one of the most popular presidents in history, the 28th Commander-in-Chief has been consistently ranked one of the worst of the American Presidents.

What caused this fall from grace? From the Teapot Dome Scandal to the Veterans Bureau Scandal, to the several extramarital affairs that Harding had, much has muddied Harding's name. But what of women's, civil and worker's rights?

Don is joined by Jason Roberts, Professor of History at Quincy College in Massachusetts. Jason is an expert in politics of the 1920s and is currently working on the foreign policies of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, in particular their handling of Lenin’s Russia.

Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.

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