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'''Warren Gamaliel Harding''' (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th [[President of the United States of America]], elected in a [[Republican Party|Republican]] landslide in 1920, and served from 1921 until his sudden death in 1923, after the [[First World War]]. His [[conservative]] presidency was marked as a "return to normalcy", with an end to strikes and race riots, broad-scale prosperity, and peace abroad. He looked like a president, and was highly popular; after his death, numerous scandals were blamed on him, by Democrats and by his Republican successor [[Calvin Coolidge]], so that his reputation among both conservative and liberal scholars is near the bottom.

'''Warren Gamaliel Harding''' (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th [[President of the United States of America]], elected in a [[Republican Party|Republican]] landslide in 1920, and served from 1921 until his sudden death in 1923, after the [[First World War]]. His [[conservative]] presidency was marked as a "return to normalcy", with an end to strikes and [[race riot|race riots]], broad-scale prosperity, and peace abroad. He looked like a president, and was highly popular; after his death, numerous scandals were blamed on him, by Democrats and by his Republican successor [[Calvin Coolidge]], so that his reputation among both conservative and liberal scholars is near the bottom.

Despite his ethical weaknesses, Harding deserves praise for winding down World War I and the animosities, hatreds, strikes, race riots, and economic depression it caused, and for his appointments of strong conservatives to the highest positions in government, especially [[Charles Evans Hughes]] to the State Department, [[Andrew Mellon]] to the Treasury Department, [[Herbert Hoover]] to the Department of Commerce, as well as [[William Howard Taft]] as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and [[Charles G. Dawes]] as budget director (a new position). Additionally, Harding was a strong advocate for conservative policies, something which resulted in his reputation being smeared by leftists.<ref>Byas, Steve (May 30, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/32473-neoconservative-michael-gerson-smears-president-harding Neoconservative Michael Gerson Smears President Harding]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 30, 2019.</ref>

Despite his ethical weaknesses, Harding deserves praise for winding down World War I and the animosities, hatreds, strikes, race riots, and economic depression it caused, and for his appointments of strong conservatives to the highest positions in government, especially [[Charles Evans Hughes]] to the State Department, [[Andrew Mellon]] to the Treasury Department, [[Herbert Hoover]] to the Department of Commerce, as well as [[William Howard Taft]] as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and [[Charles G. Dawes]] as budget director (a new position). Additionally, Harding was a strong advocate for conservative policies, something which resulted in his reputation being smeared by leftists.<ref>Byas, Steve (May 30, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/32473-neoconservative-michael-gerson-smears-president-harding Neoconservative Michael Gerson Smears President Harding]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 30, 2019.</ref>