2. Objective: To examine the cause and effects of the Teapot Dome Scandal The “Ohio Gang” were President Harding’s friends, whom he appointed to his Cabinet. Charles Forbes, appointed by Harding as the head of the Veteran’s Bureau, stole millions of dollars from the bureau. “I can take care of my enemies all right, but my friends keep me walking the floors at night.” - President Warren Harding

3. The Teapot Dome Scandal In the early part of the 20 th century large oil reserves were discovered at Elk Hills, California and Teapot Dome, Wyoming. Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center on the Teapot Dome Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 near Midwest, Wyoming.

4. In March of 1921, President Warren Harding appointed Albert Fall as Secretary of the Interior. Pres. Warren Harding Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall

5. Harry Sinclair (Mammoth Oil Corp.) Edward L. Doheny (Pan- American Petroleum) Yo, Albert buddy! How about letting Edward and I drill for oil in Elk Hills and Teapot Dome! But that’s Naval property! You can’t drill there! Maybe $100,000 would help you change your mind! Why didn’t you say so, Ed? You’ve got a deal!

6. Later that year Fall decided that two of his friends, Harry F. Sinclair (Mammoth Oil Corporation) and Edward L. Doheny (Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company), should be allowed to lease part of these Naval Reserves.Harry F. Sinclair In 1923, Harding died of a heart attack. Vice-President Calvin Coolidge took over.

7. In 1927, Fall was found guilty of accepting a $100,000 bribe from Doheny. He was forced to resign from office and spent one year in jail. The land was naval property, and should not have been leased to private oil companies.

8. Teapot Dome Scandal Song

9. Teapot Dome Scandal Clip