Muncy, P. W. (American painter, active 1929-1933)

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Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was born in Corsica (now called Blooming Grove), a small town in Morrow County, Ohio. Harding graduated from Ohio Central College in Iberia at the age of sixteen. His family moved to Marion, where Harding taught school and briefly studied law. He worked occasionally as a reporter for a local paper before buying the Marion Star in 1884. Willing to follow the lead of political bosses, Harding advanced rapidly in Ohio politics, serving as state senator and lieutenant governor. In 1914 Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He launched his famous "front porch" 1920 presidential campaign from his Victorian home in Marion. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Woodrow Wilson's administration. As president, Harding appointed several friends to federal office who proved untrustworthy. His administration was tainted by corruption, and the infamous "Teapot Dome" scandal (in which Harding's secretary of the interior leased a government petroleum reserve to a private oil company) nearly destroyed his presidency. After he died in office in August 1923, other scandals were uncovered, further tarnishing Harding's reputation.

From the description of Painting [realia] : Warren G. Harding. 1920-1922. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 432288393

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creatorOf Muncy, P. W. Painting [realia] : The Signing of the German Peace Treaty. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Muncy, P. W. Painting [realia] : Warren G. Harding. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
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Death 1989

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