He graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1937.

He went on to become executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 1954, which he held for 18 years.

[1] Harding worked in some capacity on Capitol Hill for over thirty years and served as Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives from October 1, 1972, until February 29, 1980.

[1] Harding died of pneumonia at Ormond Beach Memorial Hospital in Florida on October 3, 2007, at the age of 93.

[1] He was survived by his second wife, Ruth Campbell Harding, four sons, Kenneth (Honolulu), Richard (Savannah), Bruce (New York), and Victor (Orlando), and thirteen grandchildren, including actor and television host, Zay Harding and physician-author, Kelli Harding.