Warren G. Harding
[Warren Harding, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, gesturing with right hand], from Library of Congress Miscellaneous Items in High Demand Collection.
Warren G. Harding was elected president in 1920 by a record margin in the popular vote. His famous campaign slogan was "Return to Normalcy" after World War I.
[Warren Harding, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, gesturing with right hand]. Photograph. Washington, D.C., [between 1910 and 1923]. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002706914/.
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