The Election Of 1924: Calvin Coolidge vs. John Davis vs. Robert La Follette Sr.
Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election series and today I'll be discussing the election of 1924 as the incumbent president is looking to stay in the oval office but his got to take on not one but two adversaries to make it happen...so with all that said, let's get into it. Harding's Presidency & The Teapot Dome Scandal If you recall from the 1920 presidential election article, Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding became the 29th president of the United States after a massive victory and Harding is looking to return the U.S. back to some normalcy after the previous year's saw so much bedlam and death following the end of the first world war. During his time in office, President Harding was an advocate for anti-lynching laws and racial equality especially in the South as the Ku Klun Klan was rising back into popularity around this decade. Harding also signed various acts which went on improve the country's highway system, restrict