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Harding Scandals. 1923 Economy improving Harding enjoyed popularity.

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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!

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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.


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