The secretary of the interior then proceeded to lease some of these lands to Mammoth Oil and Pan American Petroleum in return for "no-interest loans" and cash gifts.
It began when oil reserves under the supervision of the navy were transferred to the department of the interior. The secretary of the interior then proceeded to lease some of these lands to Mammoth Oil and Pan American Petroleum in return for "no-interest loans" and cash gifts. This act led to the conviction of Albert Fall in, for ten points, what scandal of the Harding administration.
It began when oil reserves under the supervision of the navy were transferred to the department of the interior.
{Teapot Dome} Scandal or {Elk Hills} Scandal or {The Oil Reserves Scandal}