[ambrose]

Harding was never exposed of anything.. he had some corrupt cabinet members, who were exposed after he died.

The better parallel to Harding would be JFK. Problem is that the media shills who love him are still kicking. I suspect JFK will be viewed more like Harding once the 60s generation begins to die off...

[longtermmemmory]

JFK's tenure was cut short so he never had much of a chance to devolop much other than the Space program moon shot and viety nam "advisors".

[conservative in nyc]

Harding was never exposed of anything.. he had some corrupt cabinet members, who were exposed after he died.

That may be the reality, but it's not the liberal historian spin. When you say Harding, they say "Teapot Dome". The Slimes is trying to slime Reagan's legacy so that when you say "Reagan", they say "Iran-Contra".

The better parallel to Harding would be JFK.

Absolutely. Both died in their first term in office. Both followed Presidents of the other party. Both had huge outpourings of affection for them immediately after their deaths. But don't tell this to the Slimes --- President Reagan didn't die in office. But the outpouring for him far surpassed the outpouring for President Nixon.

I suspect JFK will be viewed more like Harding once the 60s generation begins to die off...

Perhaps. But even Generation X was brought up on the myth of Camelot, so it might take a little longer than that. And I doubt that he will ever be viewed quite as badly as President Harding by liberal historians. The worst they can do is when you say Kennedy, they say "Bay of Pigs", which was more of a military blunder than scandal impinging on the administration's integrity.

[Military family member]

Harding was the only president ever initiated into the KKK, and they did it in the White House

[jacquej]

Some of us who came of age in the 60s saw through Kennedy's charm, but alas, not enough of us.