Tempest In a Teapot Dome
from Dave Does History Hosted by Dave Bowman
In the summer of 1922, the Republican Party was in deep trouble. Tradition holds that all Presidents see their party lose seats in Congress during the mid-terms, but the Administration was facing the loss of seats to it’s OWN party! While the Republicans had trended to become more conservative, there was a significant segment of the party leaning full on into the progressive movement of the era. These progressive Republicans, led by Senator Robert Lafollette were gaining ground fast. All they – and the Democrats – really needed to take Congress was a scandal. And few Presidents in history were better equipped to give the nation a scandal than Warren G. Harding…
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