Jason Roberts

You know, not only should he have fired him, the law should have came down hard on Forbes. There should have been an investigation. There should have been legal consequences. Defenders of Harding say, well, wait a minute. He confronted him. He forced him to resign. And at that point, they didn't have all the evidence.

You know, so it probably would have been, they believe, premature for Harding just like, oh, we're going to investigate you. We're going to arrest you.

You know, so it probably would have been, they believe, premature for Harding just like, oh, we're going to investigate you. We're going to arrest you.

You know, so it probably would have been, they believe, premature for Harding just like, oh, we're going to investigate you. We're going to arrest you.

Yeah, and I think a large part of this is it's tragic for Harding, I think, on two levels. I mean, one level is... Forbes was a friend of his you know, so he trusted him. So I think it was a case of Harding trusting the wrong person The other part of it was and I think to me this is like the most tragic part of the scandal Harding loved veterans.

Yeah, and I think a large part of this is it's tragic for Harding, I think, on two levels. I mean, one level is... Forbes was a friend of his you know, so he trusted him. So I think it was a case of Harding trusting the wrong person The other part of it was and I think to me this is like the most tragic part of the scandal Harding loved veterans.

Yeah, and I think a large part of this is it's tragic for Harding, I think, on two levels. I mean, one level is... Forbes was a friend of his you know, so he trusted him. So I think it was a case of Harding trusting the wrong person The other part of it was and I think to me this is like the most tragic part of the scandal Harding loved veterans.

He loved Helping disabled veterans he and his wife Florence would visit them in the hospital. They would house them at the White House and You know, they'd host parties for them and the Veterans Bureau was meant to help these disabled veterans. And so I think it hit Harding really hard that, you know, he trusted this person to help veterans and this person betrayed his trust.

He loved Helping disabled veterans he and his wife Florence would visit them in the hospital. They would house them at the White House and You know, they'd host parties for them and the Veterans Bureau was meant to help these disabled veterans. And so I think it hit Harding really hard that, you know, he trusted this person to help veterans and this person betrayed his trust.

He loved Helping disabled veterans he and his wife Florence would visit them in the hospital. They would house them at the White House and You know, they'd host parties for them and the Veterans Bureau was meant to help these disabled veterans. And so I think it hit Harding really hard that, you know, he trusted this person to help veterans and this person betrayed his trust.

Exactly. So yeah, he was a big supporter of the 19th Amendment when he was a senator. And yeah, he is now widely seen as having a very strong record on civil rights for that time, especially compared to Woodrow Wilson. He appoints African Americans to government jobs. He supported anti-lynching legislation in the Senate. And I think especially...

Exactly. So yeah, he was a big supporter of the 19th Amendment when he was a senator. And yeah, he is now widely seen as having a very strong record on civil rights for that time, especially compared to Woodrow Wilson. He appoints African Americans to government jobs. He supported anti-lynching legislation in the Senate. And I think especially...

Exactly. So yeah, he was a big supporter of the 19th Amendment when he was a senator. And yeah, he is now widely seen as having a very strong record on civil rights for that time, especially compared to Woodrow Wilson. He appoints African Americans to government jobs. He supported anti-lynching legislation in the Senate. And I think especially...

He goes down south to Birmingham, Alabama, of all places, and gives a powerful speech in support of civil rights, especially criticizing voter suppression in the South, which is just, I mean, remarkable for that time, and I think took great courage for Harding to do that.

He goes down south to Birmingham, Alabama, of all places, and gives a powerful speech in support of civil rights, especially criticizing voter suppression in the South, which is just, I mean, remarkable for that time, and I think took great courage for Harding to do that.

He goes down south to Birmingham, Alabama, of all places, and gives a powerful speech in support of civil rights, especially criticizing voter suppression in the South, which is just, I mean, remarkable for that time, and I think took great courage for Harding to do that.

Yeah, I mean, in many ways, yeah, economically, under him, you will go from an economic downturn to an economic boom. And I actually think even more impressive economically, especially fiscally, is he takes a national debt... And he is able to reduce that national debt and he takes budget deficits and he turns them into budget surpluses by the end of his presidency.

Yeah, I mean, in many ways, yeah, economically, under him, you will go from an economic downturn to an economic boom. And I actually think even more impressive economically, especially fiscally, is he takes a national debt... And he is able to reduce that national debt and he takes budget deficits and he turns them into budget surpluses by the end of his presidency.

Yeah, I mean, in many ways, yeah, economically, under him, you will go from an economic downturn to an economic boom. And I actually think even more impressive economically, especially fiscally, is he takes a national debt... And he is able to reduce that national debt and he takes budget deficits and he turns them into budget surpluses by the end of his presidency.

So the government is taking in more money than he's spending. So it looks especially impressive today where whoever's president, you don't see that.