Harding vs. Coolidge

Between the years of 1921 and 1929, Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge attempted to return America to a state of “normalcy”, a term dubbed by Harding during his campaign for the presidency. Harding was a conservative man who wished for simpler times. He felt that the Progressive Era had complicated things far too much. Coolidge rarely spoke and was granted the nickname "Silent Cal." After the ruckus of the scandal ridden Harding Administration Silent Cal's quiet leadership, simple policies and conservative values became very popular. But policies and effort were not enough to stop the inevitable downward spiral which turned a prosperous decade of the twenties into a despondent decade of the thirties.
Warren Harding was elected president in 1920, putting an end to eight years of Democratic rule in the government. Many saw him as a “typical American” which was undoubtedly the cause of his major plurality of 61 percent (Morrison, pg. 260). He preferred isolation in...