A. REP “OLD GUARD” RETURNS
President Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding facts: 1. Looked presidential 2. Well liked… nice guy 3. mediocre mind 4.“Ohio Gang”
Sec of State Charles Evans Hughes
Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon
B. GOP REACTION AT THROTTLE
C. AFTERMATH OF WAR
D. AM SEEKS BENEFIT W/ BURDENS
E. HIKING THE TARIFF HIGHER
F. STENCH OF SCANDALS
G. “SILENT CAL” COOLIDGE
Warren Gamaliel Harding: A Term of Corruption and Scandal (02:54)
President Warren G. Harding
H. FRUSTRATED FARMERS
I. 3-WAY RACE FOR WH 1924
Robert La Follette,
Calvin Coolidge: Honesty, Prosperity, and the Roaring Twenties (03:05)
J. FOREIGN FLARE-UPS
K. UNRAVELING THE DEBT KNOT
L. TRIUMPH OF HH 1928
M. PRES HH 1 ST MOVES
N. GREAT CRASH ENDS THE GOLDEN 20’S
O. HOOKED ON THE HORN OF PLENTY
Signs of bad times coming: 1. Wages slow in rising. 2. Production slowed in factories. 3. Layoffs were increased. 4. People bought on credit. Farmers (1/3rd of America) were hurting.
From : 5,000 banks went broke. They had loaned money to people in the stock market. Fear caused many to pull their deposits out. People would see a line, panic and other would follow. No insurance.
Herbert Hoover: Engineer, Administrator, and Humanitarian (03:03)
P. RUGGED TIMES FOR RUGGED INDIVIDUALISTS
Q. HH BATTLES THE GD
Reconstruction Finance Corporation 1932
R. ROUTING THE BONUS ARMY
Herbert Hoover: A Lifetime of Achievements (02:27)