President Harding appointed some qualified people but also less qualified associates from Ohio who engaged in corruption. His Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall was found guilty of accepting bribes from oil companies and spent a year in jail for the Teapot Dome Scandal. Harding's successor, Calvin Coolidge, pursued laissez-faire economic policies and a small federal government. While industry prospered under Coolidge, farmers and unions saw declining standards of living. Coolidge chose not to run for re-election in 1928, paving the way for Herbert Hoover's candidacy.

1. Pres. Warren G. Harding-1920 Vice-President: Calvin Coolidge Gone were the days of Wilson and Idealism! Harding promised: Lower Taxes Higher Tariffs Restrictions on immigration Aid to farmers “ A return to NORMALCY”

2. Harding appointed some very qualified people to his administration. However, he also appointed several less qualified people from his home state of Ohio who eventually engaged in a host of corrupt activities for personal gain. “ OHIO GANG”

3. Teapot Dome Scandal…. Harding’s Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall gained control of the government oil fields… Problem? Fall had been given $125,000 and hundreds of thoroughbred cattle from the oil companies. He was found guilty of Fall was the first cabinet member to be convicted of a crime while in office. Secretly leased them to oil co. Bribery & Spent 1 year in Jail !!!

4. Pres. Calvin Coolidge Harding’s death in 1923 brought Coolidge to the presidency. In 1924, Americans voted to Coolidge’s business policy was laissez faire : Between 1921and 1929 the output of industry nearly Doubled “ Keep cool with Coolidge” Government stays out

5. “ Silent Cal” The business of America is…. BUSINESS!!!!

6. Congress was controlled by the Republican party Did everyone benefit from Coolidge’s business policies? No, farmers and unionized workers saw their standard of living drop Coolidge did not run again opening the door for Herbert Hoover

7. Herbert Hoover Hoover was a self-made man who had made his first million before he was 40 I believed in rugged Individualism!!! Hoover personified the Republican Party whose strength lied in…. Small-town America Midwest was the heartland White Protestant voters

8. The “ Happy Warrior ” -Alfred Smith RAN AGAINST HOOVER IN THE 1928 ELECTION!!! 1 ST CATHOLIC TO RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY

9. The Election of 1928 HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT!!! REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE PRO-BUSINESS INDIVIDUALISM SMALL FEDERAL GOV’T PROTESTANT SMITH FOR PRESIDENT!!! DEMOCRAT PRO- PUBLIC HEALTH WORKER’S COMP CIVIL LIBERTIES GOV’T CONTROL SOME INDUSTRY CATHOLIC

10. “ We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over POVERTY than ever before in the history of any land!!!” On election day the popular Hoover Swept 40 of the 48 states!!!!