Facts about Warren Harding

Concise Biography, History & Facts about the Twenty-Ninth Great American President Warren Harding

Who was Warren Harding?

Concise Biography, History & Facts About President Warren Harding
Twenty-Ninth President - Warren Gamaliel Harding
Warren Harding Lifespan: 1865 - 1923
Place of Birth - November 2, 1865 in Corsica (Blooming Grove), Ohio
Education - Ohio Central College (graduated 1882)
Term as President - 1921-1923
Warren Harding Political Party - Republican
Vice President / Vice Presidents - Calvin Coolidge
Religion - Baptist
Warren Harding, Military Experience - none
Name of Wife - Warren Harding was married to Florence Kling Harding (Flossie) in 1891. They had no children
Career of Warren Harding - Editor-Publisher, Politician, Statesman
Member of Ohio State Senate, 1900-04
Lieutenant-Governor of Ohio, 1904-06
United States Senator, 1915-21
Place of Death - Warren Harding died on August 2, 1923 during his Presidency while visiting San Francisco, California
Warren Harding was buried in Harding Memorial, Marion, Ohio
Next President: President Calvin Coolidge 

Major Events during his presidency

• Harding officially opposed entry into the League of Nations (1921)

• World War I was formally ended by joint resolution (1921)
• War protestor Eugene V. Debs was pardoned (1921)
• US, France, Great Britain, Japan, and Italy sign an agreement to limit naval armaments (1922)

Scandal during his presidency

• Teapot Dome Scandal - a bribery scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921

• He was a weak, inept president and many of his advisors were dishonest and later charged with defrauding the government
• He had affairs with at least two women. Carrie Phillips and Nan Britton
• There were rumors that Flossie had poisoned the President to save him from being engulfed in the charges of corruption

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President Warren Harding

• Description of President Warren Harding - Height 6 feet 0 inches

• Harding brought a nearly bankrupt newspaper, the Marion Star, back to life which became a favorite with Ohio politicians
• Warren Harding was the first candidate to hire a speechwriter
• Age at Inauguration - 55 years old
• He was a weak, inept president and many of his advisors were dishonest and later charged with defrauding the government
• Warren Harding was known as a "good fellow," he gambled, drink whiskey, smoked, and played golf with friends
• Hosted weekly poker games at the White House and once lost all of the White House china gambling
• Warren Harding Age at Death - 57 years old
• Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was Warren Harding

President Warren Harding and the Constitution of the US (17th September,1787)

Information and Facts about any President of America is incomplete without explaining his role and his power in the government of the country. We have therefore included this section regarding the US Constitution. Under the U.S. Constitution the president is the head of state, the commander in chief of the armed forces and is also the chief executive of the federal government.

Facts about Eligibility
Article 2, Section 1, this section of the U.S. Constitution sets the requirements to hold office.

• A natural born citizen of the US

• A resident of the US for 14 years
• Thirty-five years of age

Facts about Term of Office
Following election he, and the Vice President, shall hold his office during the term of four years. ( The twenty-second amendment, which started with the inauguration of Dwight Eisenhower, limits the this to two terms)

President's Executive Oath of Office
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." 
United States Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Clause 8

Facts about Main Presidential Duties and power

• Commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States

• In times of war or national emergency to manage the national economy and protect the security of the United States
• Nomination of the heads of all executive departments and agencies (Subject to Senate confirmation)
• Preparing the budget of the United States, although the Congress must approve it.
• Presidential legislative powers - The status of the country and his legislative proposals for the upcoming year are given in the annual State of the Union Address.

Facts about Presidential judicial power

• Appointing important public officials such as ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and judges of the Supreme Court.

• Granting reprieves and pardons to anyone convicted of breaking a federal law — except in a case of impeachment.

Facts about Presidential power in foreign affairs

• Federal official primarily responsible for the relations of the United States with foreign nations.

• To make treaties and appoint ambassadors, ministers, and consuls (provided two thirds of the Senators present concur). 
• To receive foreign ambassadors and other public officials.

Facts about the Great American President Warren Harding

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