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Harding Opens the Washington Naval Conference

President Harding formally opened and hosted the international Washington Naval Conference, delivering an address to delegates gathered to discuss naval disarmament and Pacific security.

The conference was the first major multilateral arms-control effort of the 20th century and set the stage for the Washington Naval Treaties that reshaped naval limits and U.S. relations in the Pacific.

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