See Dean, p. 15.

^ Harding apparently never knew with certainty whether he had any black ancestry, telling a reporter, "One of my ancestors may have jumped the fence."[8]

^ Although Harding did not invent the word "normalcy," he is credited with popularizing it.[78] The other word that Harding popularized was "bloviate", which he said was a somewhat-obsolete term used in Ohio, meaning to sit around and talk. After Harding's resurrection of it, the meaning became empty oratory. See Dean, p. 37.

^ Mencken nevertheless voted for Harding. See Sinclair, p. 165.

^ Harding resigned from the Senate in January 1921, waiting until Cox's term as governor expired. A Republican governor, Harry L. Davis, appointed Willis, already elected to a full term on Harding's coattails, to serve the remainder of Harding's term. See Dean, p. 92.

^ By Hughes's departure from office in 1925, American forces had left the Dominican Republic and were about to leave Nicaragua. The departure from Haiti was still being planned. See Trani & Wilson, p. 135.

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^ Jump up to: a b Russell, p. 33.

^ Russell, p. 35.

