Today, we focused on President Harding's belief in a small government and the corruption in his office; one of his appointees was convicted of accepting bribes for rights to drill on government land, in Teapot Dome, Wyoming, which became known as the Teapot Dome Scandal. We then read about the next president, Coolidge's beliefs and what he is best known for - the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, which made war illegal. It was interesting to learn that the first women governors were elected when Coolidge was reelected. We read that consumerism was again on the rise and since people had shorter work days, more leisure time, and a 'live-for-today' attitude, the excitement and modernity of the period gave it the nickname, 'The Roaring Twenties.' We will discuss the specifics of this culture in radio, film, and art when we reconvene for class tomorrow.