In the early 1920s, what was considered to be the largest political scandal in American history became public.

Despite the enormous amount of attention given to it in the press at the time,

both the scandal and the president that was attached to it have both been largely forgotten.

Yet the legacy of this scandal can still be found in the laws today, as well as in how the

media and the public respond to political scandals. Learn more about the Teapot Dome scandal and how it affected the administration of President

Warren G. Harding on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. And the If you're not from the United States, there's a good chance you may have

never even heard of President Warren Harding. And if you are from the United States, there's still a good chance you may have never even heard of President

Warren Harding.

Warren Harding and the Teapot Dome scandal is one of those things which is mentioned in American

history courses, and most people

recognize the words but they aren't really sure what the scandal was about.

Entering the election of 1920, Americans were looking for a change from the internationalism of Woodrow Wilson, who had gotten the country involved in the First World War.

Harding was not a standout politician. He was initially a newspaper publisher from Ohio.

In 1899, he began his political career by winning various state-level offices in Ohio

before being elected a United States senator in 1914.

Harding was an outgoing guy.

He liked to give speeches, play cards, drink whiskey, and listen to brass bands.

Going into the Republican Convention in 1920, he was not a leading candidate for president.

The overwhelming favorite of the Republicans going into 1920 was former President Theodore Roosevelt,

but he died in 1919.

Other top candidates included General Leonard Wood, Illinois Governor Frank Louden, and

California Senator Hiram Johnson. Second tier candidates included Herbert Hoover, whose career

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