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Harding Scandals

1923 Economy improving Harding enjoyed popularity

Teapot Dome Scandal Albert Fall (secretary of interrior) secretly gave oil drilling rights on government land to private companies $300,000 First cabinet member jailed!

Albert Fall

Teapot Dome, WY

Other corruption Stealing of government funds Bribes for government contracts **No real evidence Harding was involved, but his choices of friends in cabinet positions was very poor

Harding’s death While returning from Alaska (amid scandals) Harding has heart trouble and dies in San Francisco (1923). Heart trouble or possible food poisoning

Funeral procession past the White House

Some questions did/do surround Harding’s death.

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