In a series of articles published over several decades, various scandals in American politics have been compared to the infamous Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s. The Washington Post in 1937, the Baltimore Sun in 1946 and 1955, the Los Angeles Times in 1950, and the Christian Science Monitor in 1973 all drew parallels between different political controversies and the Teapot Dome scandal.
The Teapot Dome scandal, which involved bribes and kickbacks in exchange for access to oil reserves, was a major political scandal in the United States during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. The comparison to Teapot Dome was used to highlight corruption, questionable dealings, and scandals in other administrations and political contexts.
For example, the Baltimore Sun in 1946 saw a connection between a war assets scandal and the Teapot Dome scandal, while in 1955, they likened a power pact to Teapot Dome. The Los Angeles Times in 1950 reported on a pledge by President Truman to develop the West, drawing comparisons to the Teapot Dome scandal.
In 1973, as the Watergate scandal was unfolding, the Christian Science Monitor noted that it had joined Teapot Dome in the vocabulary of U.S. scandals. Reflecting on the similarities between the two scandals, the Monitor published an article titled “Today Watergate—Yesterday Teapot Dome,” further solidifying the connection between the two incidents in the annals of American political history.
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