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The Secretary of War under Ulysses S. Grant, who became embroiled in a scandal was William W. Belknap. Belknap was found to have accepted bribes from companies that were licensed to trade on Native American reservations. He resigned and was replaced by Alphonso Taft.
The United States benefited from the Mexican Cession by gaining ground back. The land they gained became Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California.
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Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) became the 38th President of the United States when Richard Nixon resigned. Ford became Vice President on December 6, 1973, after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew in October, 1973.
Albert B. Fall (born November 26, 1861 in Frankfort, Kentucky; died November 30, 1944 in El Paso, Texas) served as United States Secretary of the Interior under Warren G. Harding between March 5, 1921 and March 4, 1923, until his imprisonment after being involved in the Teapot Dome scandal.Following Fall's exit from the role, Hubert Work (born July 3, 1860 in Marion Center, Pennsylvania; died December 14, 1942 in Denver, Colorado) became the Secretary of the Interior, serving between March 5, 1923 and July 24, 1928 - including to the end of Harding's term as President on August 2, 1923.