Teapot Dome scandal
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The Teapot Dome scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States during the 1920s involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding. It centered on Albert B. Fall, the Secreta
Oil wells near Teapot Dome in Wyoming (1973)
Teapot Dome (including Teapot Rock) around the time of the scandal, depicted in a c. 1922 postcard.
Oil businessman Edward L. Doheny (at table, second from right) testifying before the U.S. Senate committee investigating the Teapot Dome oil leases in 1924
Warren G. Harding, official picture
Warren G. Harding
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Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular presidents at the time
Teapot Dome scandal
…The Teapot Dome scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States during the 1920s involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding. It centered on Albert B. Fall, the Secretary of the Interior, who accepted bribes from private oil companies to lease government-owned petroleum…
Portrait, c. 1920–1923
Harding's home in Marion, Ohio
Harding c. 1919
Harding begins his front porch campaign by accepting the Republican nomination, July 22, 1920.