Harding, Cooledge & Hoover were all very different men in temperment & what impact did they have on the US?

Answer 1

What a good question? All three are regarded as mediocre Presidents, and you are right, each had a contrasting temporate. The post WWI era was unique, and we wanted leaders who managed the flow instead of influenced the flow. All three were reluctant Presidents who really didn't seek the office, but accepted it more or less"like a job". Harding is terribly underated. His philosophy of world peace has been ignored. Silent Cal had a good handle on the economics of the country, but didn't like to tell business what to do. Hoover was greatly efficient, but had no inspiring personality, and couldnd't lead. In effect, all of these guys would have made great right-hand men to strong leaders, but circumstances, Harding, a smoke-filled room, Coolidge, Harding'd death, and Hoover's unexpected availability, cast hese guys into a stage that none were prepared for. The result of the accumlative three was...FDR, who truly became the man of his time. Great Question!!

Answer 2

Warren G Harding was not dishonest himself but he let his Ohio gang have too much power and this was how we got the Teapot Dome scandal!

Calvin Coolidge was an honest man but was not a good president because he took the attitude to stay in the background and stay quiet! If he had taken action in the mid 1920's there may have been no depression!

And Herbert C Hoover had the misfortune of becoming president just before the depression started, Nothing he did was able to correct the problem and he was swarmed with WWI servicemen demanding that bonuses be paid that were not due till 1945! Hoover was the only president Too decline to be paid a salary while he was in office!

Answer 3

1. Harding was involve in alot of scandals during his administration. One of the more notorious but less harmful to the nation was the activities of members of his administration at the house of ill repute on K street. I think the Teapot Dome oil scandal was during his administration, but I can't remember.
2. Coolidge was honest, but blase. He took over when Harding died. He ran in '24 and won, but did not run again because he knew the bubble would burst and did not want to be known as the President who started the Depression.
3. Poor old Hoover got blamed for the Depression. He was mediocre, but nothing he did could have prevented the depression. He was the last true "laissez-faire" president we had.
He believed in as little government control over our lives as possible. This cost him against FDR.