Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Warren G. Harding

Warren G. Harding

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The result was: not scheduled by Brianboulton (talk) 22:50, 16 October 2015 (UTC)



Warren G. Harding (1865–1923) was the 29th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1921 until his death. Although Harding died one of the most popular presidents in history, the subsequent exposure of scandals, such as Teapot Dome, eroded his popular regard. Harding was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, and he lived in rural Ohio all his life. Not yet 20 years old, he bought The Marion Star, building it into a successful newspaper. In 1899, he was elected to the Ohio State Senate, and after four years there successfully ran for lieutenant governor. He was elected to the Senate in 1914. When Harding ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1920, he was considered an also-ran, but won on a theme of return to normalcy, over James M. Cox and Eugene Debs. Harding appointed a number of well-regarded figures, including Andrew Mellon at the Treasury, Herbert Hoover at Commerce, and Charles Evans Hughes at the State Department. In the Washington Naval Conference of 1921–1922, the world's major naval powers agreed on a naval limitations program that lasted a decade. In historical rankings of the U.S. presidents, Harding has been rated among the worst.
 * Most recent similar article(s): less important than recents seems to be closeness to the election 3 November
 * Main editors: Wehwalt
 * Promoted: Aug 2015
 * Reasons for nomination: a US president on his 150th anniversary of birth
 * Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Just as a comment. I felt it appropriate to notify the community through the template of a 150th anniversary of a president.  I do not take a position on whether it should run, especially as others also want the date.  I leave it in the hands of others.--Wehwalt (talk) 07:17, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: One problem is that a film article featuring Shah Rukh Khan was nominated as TFA for 20 October, and withdrawn when the Khan biography was nominated for 2 November on the basis that two closely-related articles should not run on the main page so close together. I feel it would be harsh, now, to pull the Khan biography to accommodate  the Harding nomination. Another issue is that a president-related article has already been nominated for 3 November. Brianboulton (talk) 10:45, 14 October 2015 (UTC)