FORMER INTERIOR SECRETARY SAYS HE IS THROUGH WITH POLITICS
New Orleans, Louisiana (JFK+50) On January 18, 1924, former Interior secretary Albert B. Fall* stated he is through with politics. He said...
"I'm going to spend the rest of my life traveling around and hiding out..."
Mr. Fall denies charges that he received compensation from Standard Oil Company in connection with the lease of the Teapot Dome** oil reserve.
*Albert Bacon Fall (1861-1944) was born in Frankfort, Kentucky & served in the US Army during the Spanish-American War. ABF served in US Senate (R-New Mexico) 1912-1921 & as Secretary of Interior 1921-1923. He was the only person convicted in the Teapot Dome scandal.
**Teapot Dome is a bribery scandal of President Harding's administration. It was considered "the greatest and most sensational" political scandal of US politics before Watergate.
SOURCE
"Fall Is 'Through' With Public Life," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., January 18, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
