Warren Harding was extremely important to the 1920's time period. He was primarily known for promising a return of normalcy, winning by a landslide because the people wanted normalcy, and having scandals involving appointees that were personal friends. He is important to the 1920's time period in a couple of ways. One such way Harding is important to 1920's is because he got Congress to lower taxes on business and the wealthy. Another way Harding is important is because the Teapot Dome scandal that had the first Cabinet member ever sent to prison happened while he was in office. The theme that he represents is theme 4: it's not what you do, it's who notices it. Harding represents this theme because in order to win presidency, he thought he should give people what they wanted, normalcy; he acted for them and got a good image. (737, 1)
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