1. Harding Scandals

2. 1923 Economy improving Harding enjoyed popularity

3. 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!

5. Albert Fall

6. Teapot Dome, WY

7. 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

8. 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

9. Funeral procession past the White House

10. Some questions did/do surround Harding’s death.