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VISUAL ACTIVITY “Teapot Dome Scandal, 1924” This cartoon shows Washington officials madly racing down the road to the White House in a desperate attempt to outrun the steamroller of scandal. Teapot Dome was only one example of the rampant corruption that tainted the Harding administration. The Granger Collection, New York. READING THE IMAGE: How does the artist portray the fleeing politicians—as dignified public servants or something else? CONNECTIONS: Why didn’t Teapot Dome and the other scandals doom Republican chances in the elections of 1924?