Warren G. Harding appointed Andrew Mellon at the Treasury in 1982.
Andrew William Mellon ( [ ˈmɛlən ] March 24 , 1855 -- August 26 , 1937 ) was an American banker , businessman , industrialist , philanthropist , art collector , and politician . John Calvin Coolidge Jr. ( [ ˈkuːlɪdʒ ] July 4 , 1872 -- January 5 , 1933 ) was the 30th President of the United States ( 1923 -- 29 ) . Warren Gamaliel Harding ( November 2 , 1865 -- August 2 , 1923 ) was the 29th President of the United States , serving from March 4 , 1921 , until his death in 1923 . Harding died of a heart attack in San Francisco while on a western speaking tour ; he was succeeded by his vice president , Calvin Coolidge .