History of the United States II / Unit 9 USH2 1235 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Harding's Cabinet
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The idea
President Warren G. Harding appointed Herbert Hoover, the engineer who had run Belgian relief, as Secretary of Commerce, and Andrew Mellon at the Treasury.
In practice
Mellon's view that government should be run on business principles.
Where people slip
The Yawp says the Treasury post satisfied business interests. Harding's appointment of friends caused the trouble that followed.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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