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  1. www.history.com › news › warren-harding-scandalsThe Multiple Scandals of President Warren G. Harding - HISTORY

    Mar 23, 2023 · President Harding's scandals included hush‑money to mistresses, secret payments for an out‑of‑wedlock child and far‑reaching corruption.

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  3. www.britannica.com › Warren-G-Harding › ScandalsScandals of Warren G. Harding - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Sep 12, 2024 · Warren G. Harding - Scandals, Politics, Controversy: The nation plunged into mourning, little suspecting that the beloved leader they eulogized as “an ideal American” would soon be revealed to have been the head of the most corrupt administration in the nation’s history.

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  4. worldhistoryedu.com › warren-g-harding-horrendousPresident Warren G. Harding: 5 Horrendous Scandals that ...

    • Teapot Dome. Undoubtedly the greatest scandal to hit the Harding administration was the Teapot Dome scandal. This scandal emerged after Harding’s passing.
    • The Veterans’ Bureau scandal. In January, 1923, President Harding’s personal physician Charles E. Sawyer informed the president about Charles R. Forbes’ corrupt activities in government.
    • Corruption at the Justice Department. The Department of Justice (DOJ) during Harding’s presidency was headed by a very corrupt Attorney General by the name Harry Daugherty.
    • Inflated construction and land costs for U.S. Veterans hospitals. Another corruption scandal that rocked the Veterans’ Bureau during Harding’s presidency came in the form of inflated construction costs.

  5. mashable.com › article › scandals-of-warren-hardingHistory's most scandal-plagued president: Was he all that bad?

    Aug 8, 2016 · The juggernaut of scandal rolling towards the whitehouse after members of President Warren Harding's government were implicated in an oil scandal. Credit: Clifford K Berryman/MPI/Getty Images

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Warren_GWarren G. Harding - Wikipedia

    The two Harding cabinet appointees who darkened the reputation of his administration by their involvement in scandal were Harding's Senate friend Albert B. Fall of New Mexico, the Interior Secretary, and Daugherty, the attorney general.

  7. study.com › academy › lessonWarren G. Harding | Biography, Scandals & Affair - Lesson ...

    Nov 21, 2023 · Warren G. Harding's scandals were major issues in his presidential office and his personal life. He appointed many men who acted in fraudulent or illegal ways, forcing his scandals to...

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  9. www.history.com › us-presidents › warren-g-hardingWarren G. Harding ‑ Facts, Presidency & Death - HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · The 29th U.S. president, Warren Harding (1865-1923) served in office from 1921 to 1923 before dying of an apparent heart attack. Harding’s presidency was overshadowed by the criminal...