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Inaugurating Coolidge : the extraordinary transfer of power following the death of Warren Harding /

"While on a cross-country speaking tour, President Warren G. Harding became ill and was hospitalized at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Although his condition appeared to improve, he died unexpectedly on the evening of August 2, 1923. After his death, Harding's aides struggled to contac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houle, Paul D., 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2026]
Subjects:
Coolidge, Calvin, > 1872-1933 > Inaugurations.
Harding, Warren G. > (Warren Gamaliel), > 1865-1923 > Death and burial.
Presidents > Succession > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1919-1933.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History > 20th century.
Plymouth (Vt.) > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Table of Contents:
  • "Something is going to happen to our boss"
  • "I don't like certain symptoms"
  • Are rooms ready at Palace Hotel?"
  • "I will not be carried off this train!"
  • "Hoover's tentacles reached far beyond"
  • "Sicker than the world ever knew"
  • "A violent attack of ptomaine poisoning"
  • "Necessary for him to have complete rest"
  • "Could lay down 16 of the 22 Republican votes"
  • "Harding's dying"
  • "President rested poorly last night"
  • "An impassable barrier to the inquisitive"
  • "You must be a good soldier"
  • "There is no right to strike against the public safety"
  • World Court
  • "I am distressed at the illness of President Harding"
  • "Situation has changed to one of hopefulness"
  • Succession Act of 1886
  • "Sorely felt the need of a president"
  • "Get the doctors, quick!"
  • "Something of the gravest nature had occurred"
  • "Do you want him to do it?"
  • "I do, so help me God!"
  • "You've got your story, Joe."