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Harding Scandals
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1923 Economy improving Harding enjoyed popularity
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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!
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Albert Fall
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Teapot Dome, WY
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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
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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
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Funeral procession past the White House
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Some questions did/do surround Harding’s death.
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