Teapot Dome

noun

, U.S. History.

1. a federal oil reserve in Wyoming, leased to private producer Harry F. Sinclair by Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall in 1922, leading to a major government scandal and the tarnishing of the reputation of President Warren G. Harding's administration (1921–23).

Example Sentences

There have been presidential scandals before like Teapot Dome in the Harding administration.

From Washington Blade

His biggest contribution to his country's welfare will be oil land leases, like that of Teapot Dome.

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