Warren G. Harding: The Most Corrupt President in US History

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[chvfd]

My grandmother was born 8/2/1923. Warren Harding was president when she was born and Calvin Coolidge was president by the time the sun went down. She always talked how there was 2 presidents the day she was born. It ignited my interest for history

[thejason]

Harding’s an example of why it’s healthy to tell people “no.”

[pattismith]

I believe he's NOW in 2nd place for the most corrupt title.

[rongray]

Harding was living proof that doing nothing can get you far in life.

[carbine]

"this side of Watergate?" lol, oh, my friend, the era we're in now has far surpassed Watergate.

[aquariusmirky]

Judge a man by his friends. If he chose to surround himself with all crooks and put them in positions of power, don't overthink it, he's a crook.

[sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Warren "any hole's a goal" Harding...

[peterreiss]

For a real understanding of how effective Harding was read James Grant's "The Forgotton Depression of 1921", and listen to Tom Woods: Why You've Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920.

[Unlikely_Pirate]

Ok, I’m just gonna say what everyone is thinking. In no way does that rock resemble a teapot.

[Farragutsfinest]

"He died when he was 57 years old" holy crap....he looked closer to late 70's.

[scytheblob]

I feel like Jerry should get his own Biographics episode.

[jamesdellaneve]

What’s ironic is that Cal Coolidge turned out to be one of the best Presidents by restraining the government.

[Sewblon]

11:00 You ignored the elephant in the room for why people would be sick of Wilson and his agenda: The first world war. If I had been around back then, I think I would have read "return to normalcy" as "your friends won't be conscripted and killed by Germans anymore."

[deborahicke]

This part of history needs to be taught and remembered. It amazes me how many trust our government, thinking they would never do this or that and corruption is a conspiracy theory. We have definitely not learned that history repeats itself if forgotten.

[NoPlaceForDisgrace]

Most corrupt ? With what’s going on in these modern times” can’t say that anymore.!!

[tonydipietro]

I love these documentaries. I put them on to listen to relax and unwind from the day as I fall asleep, and end up learning so much. Mind you, it takes a few nights to get through them from all the rewinding to the parts I missed after I’d fallen asleep. lol

I also like that they’re done by a person from another country who doesn’t have any partisan bias, and observes historically from a third person perspective.

[__-bmzj]

"Bland cliches is exactly what America wanted to hear"

I guess some things never change

[jimcochran]

I don’t believe Harding’s or Grant’s administrations can hold a candle to what’s going on now!

[saoirsedonnelly]

He’s the living version of that “when you lie on your resume but get the job anyway” meme.

[aguynamedscott]

The best thing about learning about Warren G Harding is the realization that where the United States is now, is a place we've been before. We will get through it again.