Presidential payola
Subtitle: the true stories of monetary scandals in the Oval Office that robbed tax payers to grease palms, stuff pockets, and pay for undue influence from Teapot Dome to Halliburton
By: Thomas J. Craughwell
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Beverly, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781592334513
Subjects: Politics and government; Scandals; Anecdotes; Political corruption; Presidents; United States; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Abraham Lincoln : Mary Todd on the take; title: Ulysses S. Grant : the Whiskey Ring; title: Ulysses S. Grant and the Gold Ring, 1869; title: Warren G. Harding, 1921 : a teapot full of oil; title: John F. Kennedy, 1960 : "Don't buy a single vote more than necessary"; title: Richard Nixon, 1972 : Robert Vesco and $200,000 under the table; title: Ronald Reagan, 1980s : the HUD scandals; title: Ronald Reagan, 1986 : Iran-Contra Affair; title: Bill Clinton, 1995-2000 : the selling of the White House; title: Bill Clinton and the pardoning of Marc Rich; title: George Bush, 2000 : Dick Cheney and Halliburton.