Collection of eight TLSs by Harding, comprising two as senator and six as president, each one page, dated September 1920–June 1923. All are to Harry J. Fisher. One letter as president, from March 23, 1922, in part: “I have no doubt there is merit in your suggestion of making a public opinion by the process of a series of interviews with the Chief Executive, Chief of Staff, and others conspicuous in the government particularly those who were more closely related to the war service. Unfortunately it is a very poor policy for the President to venture upon the issue of interviews. The whole trouble with the bonus situation is that the vast majority of popular sentiment was permitted to crystallize in favor of its payment without any thought of the cost or the difficulty of doing so. Congressmen themselves have become committed who probably wish they were free to act according to their better judgment. I confess I do not know what the outcome will be. I am very sure, however, that the present bill has a difficult course to run before it becomes the law.”
Another, November 16, 1922, in part: “In many respects I agree with your rather indefinite analysis of the election results. One thing seems to have been effective in one place and another thing in quite another, with no single outstanding thing being chargeable for the registered reversal of public sentiment. In a general way I think it was an expression or resentment and dissatisfaction which the country manifestly feels over existing conditions, the responsibility for which is not to be charged to any one thing nor to any one authority. The federal government has manifestly been dealing with a very difficult situation, and I had the impression that we were doing pretty well until the country registered so strongly in opposition. But we are coming out all right for the country, and it is not a very serious matter how the result affects the political fortunes of the present administration.” In the other letters, Harding discusses vacationing with Mrs. Harding, his health, the Federal Reserve Board, and an invitation to the Yale commencement. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by two secretarially signed letters and twenty-two letters by assistants and secretaries. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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