Teapot Dome
Americannoun
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In that case Congress was investigating the Teapot Dome scandal, which involved the corrupt sale of oil rights in Wyoming.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2023
Doheny, impugned but not impoverished by the Teapot Dome scandal, spent $4 million to build Greystone as a gift to his son and heir, Ned.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2022
“The Teapot Dome scandal which for a long time was ‘just’ another Senate investigation… has become almost overnight a throbbing drama of politics, high finance and intrigue,” United Press International reported.
From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022
In 1922, the Teapot Dome scandal had its beginnings as Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall signed a secret deal to lease U.S.
From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2021
The Teapot Dome scandal preoccupied the living, but the dead had their own concerns.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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