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Warren Harding: One Of America's Greatest Presidents
Presidential Research Paper
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Warren Harding
Megan Bell
Period One
March 5, 2013
Presidential Research Paper
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Warren Harding
Megan Bell
Period One
March 5, 2013

Warren Harding, 29th president of the United States, was known as one of the worst presidents ever. Despite this common belief, Harding made many great accomplishments while in office. According to the Barber article, the type of characteristic that fits Harding the best is passive-positive. His attitude towards many of the things he did was almost always positive. However, Harding served with a divided government, which made it challenging for some of his main policy ideas to pass. Harding also had a very difficult staff working with him. Their scandalous and inappropriate behavior made Harding’s job as president difficult. He would often go along with what they wanted, instead of using his power to get things done the way he had planned. He lacked the authoritative power that his position granted him. …show more content…
(Venezia, 1) He grew up on a farm with his parents and siblings. His Father couldn’t make up his mind about his career. This likely contributed to Warren’s own career indecisiveness. He couldn’t choose between a newspaperman, teacher, lawyer, and salesman. Eventually he chose to own a small newspaper company, The Marion Star. (Venezia,13) Most articles he printed dealt with politics in Ohio. He made many friends and connections while owning and operating the Marion Star. This is where he met his wife, Florence DeWolf. Because of his popularity in the town, many people told him he should run for political office. In 1899, he became one of Ohio’s state senators. In 1915, he was elected to represent Ohio as a U.S
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