Teapot Dome
Subtitle: oil and politics in the 1920's
By: Burl Noggle
Series: The Norton library; Norton library
Publisher: Norton
Published: 1965
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Copyright date: 1962
Subjects: Presidents; Election; Political corruption; Petroleum; Présidents; Élection; Corruption (Politique); Pétrole; Teapot Dome, Scandale de, 1921-1924; Politics and government; Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924; Politique et gouvernement
Description: Teapot Dome, a sandstone formation in Wyoming that overlooks a United States Naval Oil Reserve, furnished a name for one of the most sensational scandals in the history of American politics. Professor Noggle unravels this complex tale of corruption, tracing Teapot Dome from its origins in the conservation feuds of 1920-1921 through the bitter partisanship that evolved between the major political parties. He scrutinizes the tactics used by each party either to exploit or to minimize conspiracy. Utilizing the published accounts and mass of unpublished writings surrounding the scandal, he brings to life the people involved, both those condemned for their part in the conspiracy and those praised for uncovering it, including : Albert B. Fall, Secretary of the Interior; Harry F. Sinclair, President of Sinclair Consolidated Oil corp; Edwin Denby, Secretary of the Navy; Senators Thomas Walsh and Robert LaFollette; President Warren G. Harding, and many others. Concerned primarily with the scandal's effect on people and politics and not with fixing blame, Professor Noggle reappraises the issues and personalities, links new names to Teapot Dome, and removes some of the stigma from others.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-225) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prelude to scandal; title: The ambitions of Secretary Fall; title: The suspicions of senator La Follette; title: Harding and Fall depart; title: The eruption of scandal; title: The onrush of scandal; title: Teapot Dome and the presidency; title: Teapot Dome and the election of 1924; title: Interlude; title: The residue of Teapot Dome.