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.
Grant
Credit MobilerThe Whiskey tax fraudsGrant's salary was doubled for his second term. The move attracted criticism but was perfectly legal and probably warranted since the President's salary had remained at the level set when George Washington was in office.
The Watergate scandal, which ultimately led to Nixon's resignation in 1974, did happen during his presidency. The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) with the Soviet Union did occur during Nixon's presidency, resulting in the SALT I treaty in 1972. The Apollo 11 moon landing, a significant achievement in space exploration, took place in 1969 during Nixon's first term. Therefore, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 did not happen during Nixon's presidency.
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supremacy of the King or Parliament new economic groups wanting a role in government scandal regarding the royal line
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
The Watergate scandal rocked President Richard Nixon's Administration.
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.
Ronald Reagan
Watergate
The Grant Administration Scandal: President Ulysses S. Grant used the spoils system to appoint his friends, trusting political leaders-basically people who were on his side after he was elected President.
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.
President Grant's personal secretary was involved in the scandal. :]
I think you are referring to the Valerie Plame affair of 2003-2005 which was a scandal in the George W. Bush administration.
I think you are referring to the Valerie Plame affair of 2003-2005 which was a scandal in the George W. Bush administration.
Tweed ring (new york city, mostly) Teapot Dome (Harding cabinet)
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.