Warren Harding and the bravest presidential speech in US history
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TL;DR
- President Warren Harding is commonly perceived as a failed, corrupt, and idle president.
- During his presidency, Harding was immensely popular and won the 1920 election decisively.
- His campaign promise was to return the nation to normalcy.
- He achieved this by communicating honestly with voters, even when delivering unpopular messages.