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The U.S. government held on to the scandal’s namesake Teapot Dome until 2015, when it was bought by Stranded Oil Resources Corporation for a winning bid of $45 million.
The Teapot Dome Scandal remains one of the most infamous corruption cases in American history, and serves as a warning of what can happen when greed comes before public duty.
How a small-town bank and its notes became unexpectedly tied to one of the biggest political scandals of the 1920s—Teapot ...
Back in 1920s, Congress began a series of investigations into the Teapot Dome scandal led by Sen. Robert La Follette (R-Wis.) that exposed widespread patterns of corruption by the so-called ...
The infamous Teapot Dome scandal occurred during Warren Harding administration. Tom and Mike take a deep dive into a historical overview of the event, ...
Teapot Dome The scandal: Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall persuaded Warren G. Harding to transfer two large oil reserves to his department, then leased them to two oil tycoons without getting ...
So said one newspaper reporter when Harry Ford Sinclair was acquitted in the Teapot Dome bribery and corruption scandal in the 1920s. According to legend, the ninth floor penthouse of his company ...
The Teapot Dome scandal was a wakeup call for policymakers, and they strengthened and passed a number of laws in its wake. Albert Fall became the first Cabinet secretary to go to prison.
When the United States wants to increase its military presence at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, a lucrative deal worth millions presents itself to Doheny thanks to an old friend from his Wild West ...
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI — Before Watergate went down, the Teapot Dome scandal was regarded by most as the greatest political scandal to occur in American history.
Back in 1920s, Congress began a series of investigations into the Teapot Dome scandal led by Sen. Robert La Follette (R-Wis.) that exposed widespread patterns of corruption by the so-called ...