During the 1952 and 1956 elections, they voted 60 % or more for Democrat Adlai Stevenson, while General Eisenhower garnered 40 % for his reelection ; the best showing to date for the Republicans since Harding's 43 % in 1920.

Joseph Harding's son, Henry Harding, was responsible for introducing Cheddar cheese production to Australia.

The Commerce Secretary headed the group of dignitaries accompanying Harding's body back to the capital.

On May 10, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge appointed Hoover as the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation, following President Warren Harding's death and in response to allegations that the prior director, William J. Burns, was involved in the Teapot Dome scandal.

The nation's unemployment rate dropped by half during Harding's administration.

Harding's creation of the Budget Bureau was a major economic accomplishment that reformed and streamlined wasteful federal spending.

It was rumored in Blooming Grove that one of Harding's great-grandmothers might have been African American.

Harding's great-great grandfather Amos claimed that a thief, who had been caught in the act by the family, started the rumor as an attempted extortion.

Eventually, Harding's family moved to Caledonia, Ohio, where his father then acquired The Argus, a local weekly newspaper.

The editorial battle with the Independent became so heated that, at the inevitable mention of Harding's questionable bloodline, father and son proceeded, with shotgun in hand, to demand, and get, a retraction.

Florence Kling DeWolfe was a divorcée, five years Harding's senior, and the mother of a young son, Marshall Eugene DeWolfe.

The couple was complementary, with Harding's affable personality balancing his wife's no-nonsense approach to life.

When his newspaper business attained sufficient economic stability, and even dominance, in Marion, Harding and his wife traveled widely throughout the country, which broadened Harding's exposure at political gatherings.

"; Daugherty later assumed the primary role in Harding's political career.

In 1912, Harding gave the nominating speech for incumbent President William Howard Taft, who would later serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during Harding's administration, at the embattled Republican National Convention in Chicago — before he completed his introduction, a fist fight ensued between the Taft supporters and the more progressive Roosevelt faction, but the speech was quite a personal success.

Harding's general election opponent, Timothy Hogan, fell victim to fervid anti-Catholic sentiment ( which Harding did not voice ) and Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate, becoming Ohio's first senator elected by popular vote.

Some in the party began to scout for such an alternative, and Harding's name arose, despite his reluctance, due to his unique ability to draw vital Ohio votes.

Harry Daugherty, who became Harding's campaign manager, and who was sure none of these candidates could garner a majority, convinced Harding to run after a marathon discussion of six-plus hours.

Harding's supporters thought of him as the next McKinley.

The local Masons could not resist the opportunity to co-opt Harding's new notoriety, and promoted him to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason.

Harding's home in Marion, Ohio from which he conducted his 1920 " front porch " campaign. Photo 1918 – 1921

On July 28, 1920, Harding's general election campaign manager, Albert Lasker, unleashed a broad-based advertising campaign that implemented modern advertising techniques ; the focus was more strategy oriented.

Lasker's approach included newsreels and sound recordings, all in an effort to enhance Harding's patriotism and affability.

The Examiner for Aug. 3, 1923, states that Harding's " remains will not be taken from the hotel except to go directly to the train.

" The Chronicle for Aug. 3 and 4, 1923, says the same thing the Examiner does, that Harding's body was taken from the Palace Hotel directly to the train depot at Third and Townsend.

However, it was mainly Harding's support in the Senate for women's suffrage legislation that made him more popular with that demographic: the ratification of the 19th Amendment in August 1920 brought huge crowds of women to Marion, Ohio, to hear Harding.

Before any of the scandalous activity became widely known, Harding's popularity began to ebb, but he responded with determination to run for re-election, despite strong support emerging for the very popular Henry Ford for the Democrats.

Even less popular than Mrs Proudie is the bishop's newly appointed chaplain, the hypocritical and sycophantic Mr Obadiah Slope, who decides it would be expedient to marry Harding's wealthy widowed daughter, Eleanor Bold, and hopes to win her favour by interfering in the controversy over the wardenship.

A popular myth with the residents of Marion is that Harding's dog Laddie Boy is buried in the memorial with him.

File: Middle_Cathedral_from_The_Nose. jpg | Harding's popular ' East Buttress ' route on Middle Cathedral Rock goes up just right of the left skyline.

Active in the Republican Party, she was president of the Women's Republican League during Warren G. Harding's 1920 presidential campaign and the first election in which all American women were given the right to vote.

Harding's only notable reform effort in his first term ( Ohio state offices had terms of two years ) was a progressive bill to revamp the municipal code, which had passed the Senate but was halted by a single member's procedural call to " reconsider ".

Campaign manager Lasker struck a deal with Harding's paramour, Carrie Phillips, and her husband Jim Phillips, whereby the couple agreed to leave the country until after the election ; ostensibly, Mr. Phillips was to investigate the silk trade.

During the campaign, political opponents spread rumors that Harding's great-great-grandfather was a West Indian black person and that other blacks might be found in his family tree.

The atmosphere of Harding's inauguration was unremarkable — in terms of both weather and celebration.

Herbert Hoover, while serving in Harding's cabinet, was confident the President would serve two terms and return the world to normality.

One of Harding's earlier decisions as President was the appointment of former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a position Taft had always coveted, more so than the Presidency.

Harding's relationship with Congress, however, was strained and he did not receive the traditional honeymoon given to new Presidents.

Harding's Treasury Secretary, Andrew Mellon, ordered a study that claimed to demonstrate that as income tax rates were increased, money was driven underground or abroad.

Harding's Secretary of State, Charles E. Hughes, assumed a primary role in the conference and made the pivotal proposal — the U. S was to reduce its number of warships by 30 if Great Britain decommissioned 19, and Japan 17 ships.

This was not favorably received by Harding's colleagues ; a resolution was nevertheless drafted, in deference to the President, and then promptly buried in the Foreign Affairs Committee.

On May 12, 1921, just two months into Harding's presidency, violence was initiated near Matewan, West Virginia, between private detectives, on behalf of the Stone Mountain Coal Company, and United Mine Workers union members who had been fired from their jobs and were being evicted from company-owned housing.

At dinners, Harding's dog Laddie Boy, was allowed to beg guests for food and play with children.