PRESIDENT-ELECT TO CUT CAPITAL VISIT FROM 3 DAYS TO 1
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On December 3, 1920, the Washington Times reported that President-elect Warren G. Harding's three-day visit to the Nation's Capital would likely be reduced to one day.
It seems the President's advisers were fearful that Mr. Harding would be besieged by "hundreds of callers" who wanted either to talk policy or had axes to grind.
The Times reported that the President-elect would return home to Marion, Ohio after the brief visit and remain there for the winter. Concerning Harding's choices for the cabinet, aide Harry Daugherty* let it be known that "the situation is unsettled as ever."
*Harry Micajah Daugherty (1860-1941) was born in Ohio & graduated from the University of Michigan School of Law (1881). HMD served as Attorney General from 1921 to 1924 & was involved in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal.
SOURCE
"Harding May Cut D.C. Visit," The Washington Times, December 3, 1920, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
