02152nam 2200589 a 450 991097069810332120251117064023.00-8214-4289-9(CKB)1000000000793238(OCoLC)471133663(CaPaEBR)ebrary10276630(SSID)ssj0000278498(PQKBManifestationID)11217968(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278498(PQKBWorkID)10246461(PQKB)10869062(MiAaPQ)EBC3026964(Au-PeEL)EBL3026964(CaPaEBR)ebr10276630(BIP)35538361(BIP)16156417(EXLCZ)99100000000079323820081020d2009 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDead last the public memory of Warren G. Harding's scandalous legacy /Phillip G. Payne1st ed.Athens Ohio University Pressc20091 online resource (282 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8214-1818-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-261) and index.Questions asked -- The president's hometown -- Commemorating the tragedy of Warren Harding -- My damned biographers -- The shadow of William Estabrook Chancellor -- He-harlot -- Harding Alley -- Dead last.In 'Dead Last', Payne explores how Harding's name became synonymous with corruption, cronyism, and incompetence and how it is used to this day as an example of what a president should not be.PresidentsUnited StatesBiographyPolitical corruptionUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesPolitics and government1921-1923PresidentsPolitical corruptionHistory973.91/4092BPayne Phillip G1862061MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970698103321Dead last4468324UNINA