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Warren Harding The 29th President

Published on Dec 15, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WARREN HARDING

THE 29TH PRESIDENT

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BASIC BIOGRAPHY

  • He was the 29th president elected
  • He was elected on his birthday (November 2, 1865)
  • He was born on November 2, 1865 in Corsica (now Blooming Grove) Ohio.
  • He had four sisters and one brother
  • At age 14, he attended Ohio central collage and edited the campus newspaper
  • He married Florence Kling in 1891 (he was 26 years old)
  • Warren was know for being one the worst president in the history of the United States

PRIOR OFFICES HELD

  • He served two terms an an Ohio legislator
  • In 1903, he became lieutenant governor, and served for two years
  • He ran for governor in 1910 and lost
  • Four years later he won election for U.S senate

CAMPAIGN PROMISES/ISSUES

  • Warren Harding only had one campaign promise and it was "Less government in a business and more business in government

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENTCY

  • He signed the first federal child welfare
  • He cut the unemployment rate by half
  • Established the veteran bureau

POST OFFICE

  • Warren Harding died in office so he didn't have a post office

HOW WARREN HARDING DIED

  • He died of a heart attack in San Francisco on August 2, 1923

FUN FACTS

  • He was only in office for 2 years and 41 days
  • Him and his wife never had kids but he had a son from the wife's previous marriage
  • He went to collage at age 14
  • He was 57 when he died

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