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What does a teapot have to do with one of the biggest scandals in U.S. history?


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What does a teapot have to do with one of the biggest scandals in U.S. history?

Plenty—if you’re talking about the Teapot Dome Scandal.In the 1920s, President Harding’s administration leased federal oil reserves in Teapot Dome, Wyoming, to private companies—without competitive bidding. Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall pocketed bribes worth over $400,000 (around $6 million today) in exchange for these sweet deals. The scandal rocked the nation and led to Fall becoming the first U.S. cabinet member to go to prison.

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