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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00800 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1920s |
| Title | Warren G. Harding to O. S. Rapp about restoring the railways |
| Date | 22 March 1921 |
| Author | Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel) (1865-1923) |
| Recipient | Rapp, Orlando S. (b. 1872) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Acknowledges how the "railroad situation" affects Rapp's business and indicates that he wants "the government policy to be one leading to the railway restoration" but admits a current discouraging outlook. Signed 18 days after his inauguration. Written on White House stationery. Rapp worked for the Prendergast Company of Marion, Ohio, and was an old friend of Harding's. |
| Subjects | Industry Railroad President Progressive Era |
| People | Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel) (1865-1923) Rapp, Orlando S. (b. 1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Industry; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |