Jason Roberts

The best evidence is that Harding didn't know anything about it at the time of his death.

The best evidence is that Harding didn't know anything about it at the time of his death.

The best evidence is that Harding didn't know anything about it at the time of his death.

Yeah. And we do know that at one point, I mean, before he's taking these bribes, he's heavily in debt. I think he's behind on his mortgage payments on his ranch. And then all of a sudden, like, wow, he's got all this money. Where did this money come from? I would note about Teapot Dome, for all the attention that historians devote to it, it didn't really resonate with the people.

Yeah. And we do know that at one point, I mean, before he's taking these bribes, he's heavily in debt. I think he's behind on his mortgage payments on his ranch. And then all of a sudden, like, wow, he's got all this money. Where did this money come from? I would note about Teapot Dome, for all the attention that historians devote to it, it didn't really resonate with the people.

Yeah. And we do know that at one point, I mean, before he's taking these bribes, he's heavily in debt. I think he's behind on his mortgage payments on his ranch. And then all of a sudden, like, wow, he's got all this money. Where did this money come from? I would note about Teapot Dome, for all the attention that historians devote to it, it didn't really resonate with the people.

Basically, what happens when they hold hearings is... We also find there were prominent Democrats that worked for some of these oil companies that were involved in Teapot Dome. So they hold these hearings and ultimately it flames out. You know, Calvin Coolidge is president and people don't blame him.

Basically, what happens when they hold hearings is... We also find there were prominent Democrats that worked for some of these oil companies that were involved in Teapot Dome. So they hold these hearings and ultimately it flames out. You know, Calvin Coolidge is president and people don't blame him.

Basically, what happens when they hold hearings is... We also find there were prominent Democrats that worked for some of these oil companies that were involved in Teapot Dome. So they hold these hearings and ultimately it flames out. You know, Calvin Coolidge is president and people don't blame him.

So I don't think it resonates with the public the way, say, Watergate would resonate with the public in the 1970s.

So I don't think it resonates with the public the way, say, Watergate would resonate with the public in the 1970s.

So I don't think it resonates with the public the way, say, Watergate would resonate with the public in the 1970s.

So it starts to come out, I think, in the final months of Harding's administration. I believe, interestingly enough, Harry Daugherty is telling Harding he's hearing bad things about Charles Forbes. And there's an account of...

So it starts to come out, I think, in the final months of Harding's administration. I believe, interestingly enough, Harry Daugherty is telling Harding he's hearing bad things about Charles Forbes. And there's an account of...

So it starts to come out, I think, in the final months of Harding's administration. I believe, interestingly enough, Harry Daugherty is telling Harding he's hearing bad things about Charles Forbes. And there's an account of...

reporter coming to the White House and he sees Harding like yelling at someone and he's shaking this person and he's saying like you know you lying SOB how could you do that to me and then it turned out it was Charles Forbes that he was confronting and then not long after that Forbes flees to Europe he submits his resignation so there's a debate about that where some critics look at that and say Harding let him get away with it like

reporter coming to the White House and he sees Harding like yelling at someone and he's shaking this person and he's saying like you know you lying SOB how could you do that to me and then it turned out it was Charles Forbes that he was confronting and then not long after that Forbes flees to Europe he submits his resignation so there's a debate about that where some critics look at that and say Harding let him get away with it like

reporter coming to the White House and he sees Harding like yelling at someone and he's shaking this person and he's saying like you know you lying SOB how could you do that to me and then it turned out it was Charles Forbes that he was confronting and then not long after that Forbes flees to Europe he submits his resignation so there's a debate about that where some critics look at that and say Harding let him get away with it like

You know, not only should he have fired him, the law should have came down hard on Forbes. There should have been an investigation. There should have been legal consequences. Defenders of Harding say, well, wait a minute. He confronted him. He forced him to resign. And at that point, they didn't have all the evidence.

You know, not only should he have fired him, the law should have came down hard on Forbes. There should have been an investigation. There should have been legal consequences. Defenders of Harding say, well, wait a minute. He confronted him. He forced him to resign. And at that point, they didn't have all the evidence.