Warren harding president biography

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presidential administration from 1921 to 1923

For a chronological guide, see Timeline of the Warren G. Harding presidency.

Warren G. Harding's tenure as the 29th president of the United States lasted from March 4, 1921, until his death on August 2, 1923.

Harding presided over the country in the aftermath of World War I. A Republican from Ohio, Harding held office during a period in American political history from the mid-1890s to 1932 that was generally dominated by his party.

He died of an apparent heart attack and was succeeded by Vice President Calvin Coolidge.

Harding took office after defeating DemocratJames M. Cox in the 1920 presidential election. Running against the policies of incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson, Harding won the popular vote by a margin of 26.2 percentage points, which remains the largest popular-vote percentage margin in presidential elections since the end of the Era of Good Feelings in the 1820s.

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