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Political Scandals: Our Democratic System Prevails (Perspectives on History Series)

Name: Political Scandals: Our Democratic System Prevails (Perspectives on History Series)
Author: David C. King
ISBN: 9781579600129

David C. King

60 pages

History Compass

Dec 1998

Paperback

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This anthology looks at some of the political scandals in our nation's history including Aaron Burr's killing of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson and the ""Peggy Eaton Affair,"" Ulysses S. Grant and post-Civil War corruption, the ""Robber Barons,"" Boss Tweed and his hold on Tammany Hall, Warren G. Harding and the Teapot Dome Scandal, Nixon's ""Checkers Speech"" and his role in Watergate, ABSCAM, Ronald Reagan and Iran-Contra, and Clinton and the role of Special Prosecutors.