The People's Choice, from Washington to Harding: A Study in DemocracyThis work discusses how politics, democracy, and the presidency evolved in the United States from 1789 to 1923. |
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... Harding , with his one creative effort in the realm of the spirit , coined the word ' normalcy ' to ex- press the general desire . ' Back to normalcy ' was the phrase that summed up the American temper . Harding was elected by a huge ...
... Harding , with his one creative effort in the realm of the spirit , coined the word ' normalcy ' to ex- press the general desire . ' Back to normalcy ' was the phrase that summed up the American temper . Harding was elected by a huge ...
Page 309
... Harding , being a man without courage or character , was powerless . The ' Ohio Gang ' owned him . With Daugherty as Attorney - General and Fall as Secretary of the Interior , and with Nan Britton and the baby to use in blackmail- ing ...
... Harding , being a man without courage or character , was powerless . The ' Ohio Gang ' owned him . With Daugherty as Attorney - General and Fall as Secretary of the Interior , and with Nan Britton and the baby to use in blackmail- ing ...
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... Harding , before her death , destroyed Harding's papers . 129. Nan Britton . The President's Daughter . New York , 1927. ( The inter- esting ' revelation ' in Nan Britton's book is that of the cultural and intellectual quality of Harding ...
... Harding , before her death , destroyed Harding's papers . 129. Nan Britton . The President's Daughter . New York , 1927. ( The inter- esting ' revelation ' in Nan Britton's book is that of the cultural and intellectual quality of Harding ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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