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The Teapot Dome Scandal, by Laton McCartney

“To most Americans younger than, say, 50, the Watergate scandal is a vague affair. Oh sure, they know that it involved a break-in and cost Richard M. Nixon the presidency. But past that, the names and details are fuzzy at best. That historical blank spot may surprise those older Americans who vividly recall Judge Sirica, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and all the rest. But these same older Americans have a similarly vague knowledge of the Teapot Dome Scandal — even though it made headlines throughout the 1920s, brought down Cabinet members, produced several corpses and exposed a corrupt government that had sold out to Big Oil. Now comes writer Laton McCartney, determined to introduce new generations to the details of Teapot Dome. His subtitle sums up his approach: “How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country.” Read the review at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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