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The Teapot Dome Scandal happened during Warren G. Harding's presidency. It was a bribery incident which involved a former U.S. Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921.
Warren G. Harding was president during the Teapot Dome scandal. He died in office, however, and was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge.
President Harding's efforts to return to normalcy were prevented by political scandal because there was a lot of scandal during his administration, which distracted from the plan. There was the Teapot Dome Scandal and Jesse Smith, assistant to Attorney General Harry M. Cramer was exposed as a "bagman." He was carrying bribes to and from the Attorney General's office.
The Tea Pot Scandal commonly called The Teapot Dome Scandal
Also called Oil Reserves Scandal or Elk Hills Scandal, the Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1920 to 1923, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding.
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The Tea Pot Scandal commonly called The Teapot Dome Scandal
The major scandal during Warren G. Harding's administration was known as the Teapot Dome scandal. It involved the illegal leasing of federal oil reserves to private companies in exchange for bribes.
Also called Oil Reserves Scandal or Elk Hills Scandal, the Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1920 to 1923, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding.
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The event which overshadowed President Harding's administration was the Teapot Dome Scandal. He appointed a friend as Secretary of the Interior who secretly leased government oil reserves to private oil companies in return for cash and favors.