In January , however, Mrs. Her proposed gift required an Act of Congress to take effect. Harding may or may not have opposed Mrs. His private life was marked by gentleness and brotherly sympathy, and by the charm of his personality he made friends of all who came in contact with him.
They remained at the New Willard until she departed. Calvin Coolidge, in assuming the presidency, retained and even expanded the Harding policies, particularly in matters of economy and taxation. The Harding-Coolidge presidency did not end in August It lived on in spirit and in deed until Coolidge himself departed the presidency.
David Pietrusza www. Click here to cancel reply. Name required. Emergency Quota Act C. How involved was America in foreign policy? This limited imperialistic competition. European exports to US fell from 5 billion to 2. Demand for reparations. Great prosperity, simple policies. Kellogg Briand Pact nations agree to renounce war. Eventually 62 sign on. Effects of Coolidge's and Harding's policies 1.
It would take the Great Depression and Franklin D. As we now contemplate what a return to normal will look like, we need to face whether it will merely shore up old unfairness and maintain a ripped safety net, leaving the sick, the uninsured, the homeless, the unemployed, and the furloughed to mostly fend for themselves.
Good government aims and claims notwithstanding, Harding would ultimately be known mostly for the criminality that occurred in his administration. The Teapot Dome scandal was the highest level of government lawbreaking before Watergate, and it all took place right under his nose, within his cabinet.
Today, we look backward, to technological changes of the past, and wish for greater and faster innovation. But by the end of the decade—and from then on—the technology enabled a wave of populist demagogues who saw the chance for audience and influence both, and took it.
To his credit, he advanced plans for racial equity, but they foundered. And in retrospect it seems obvious that getting back to normalcy for some Americans meant keeping the color line sharply drawn. For Harding, normalcy and restoration also meant a retreat from the world, and from seeking to end war elsewhere, so that we could think of America first.
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