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Harding's original Cabinet, 1921
The Harding cabinetOfficeNameTermPresidentWarren G. Harding1921–1923Vice PresidentCalvin Coolidge1921–1923Secretary of StateCharles Evans Hughes1921–1923Secretary of the TreasuryAndrew Mellon1921–1923Secretary of WarJohn W. Weeks1921–1923Attorney GeneralHarry M. Daugherty1921–1923Postmaster GeneralWill H. Hays1921–1922Hubert Work1922–1923Harry Stewart New1923Secretary of the NavyEdwin Denby1921–1923Secretary of the InteriorAlbert B. Fall1921–1923Hubert Work1923Secretary of AgricultureHenry Cantwell Wallace1921–1923Secretary of CommerceHerbert Hoover1921–1923Secretary of LaborJames J. Davis1921–1923

Foreign policy
European relations and formally ending the war
4:30  Warren G. Harding explains his unwillingness to have the U.S. join the League of Nations
Harding made it clear when he appointed Hughes as Secretary of State that the former justice would run foreign policy, a change from Wilson's hands-on management of international affairs.[121] Hughes had to work within some broad outlines; after taking office, Harding hardened his stance on the League of Nations, deciding the U.S. would not join even a scaled-down version of the League. With the Treaty of Versailles unratified by the Senate, the U.S. remained technically at war with Germany, Austria, and Hungary. Peacemaking began with the Knox–Porter Resolution, declaring the U.S. at peace and reserving any rights granted under Versailles. 