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What did the Teapot Dome Scandal reveal about U.S. Pres. Warren G. Harding’s administration?

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The Teapot Dome Scandal revealed that U.S. Pres. Warren G. Harding’s administration was rife with corruption. Beyond Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall’s secret leasing of federal oil reserves in exchange for bribes, Attorney General Harry Daugherty, Harding’s longtime campaign manager, was accused of selling government supplies of alcohol during Prohibition. Moreover, Charles R. Forbes, head of the Veterans Bureau, was convicted on bribery and corruption charges.

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