Question

Who was president when Albert Fall, Secretary of Interior, engaged in an illegal deal over U.S. Navy oil reserves in Tea Pot Dome, Wyoming?

1) Warren G. Harding
2) Herbert Hoover
3) Woodrow Wilson
4) Calvin Coolidge

Answer 1

Option (1), Albert Fall engaged in the illegal Teapot Dome oil leasing scandal during the presidency of Warren G. Harding.

Step-by-step explanation:

The president in office when Albert Fall, the Secretary of Interior, engaged in an illegal deal involving U.S. Navy oil reserves during the Teapot Dome scandal was Warren G. Harding. Fall was Secretary of the Interior from 1921 to 1923 under President Harding's administration. The scandal involved leasing Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyoming, and two other sites in California to private oil companies without competitive bidding, in return for which Fall received substantial bribes.