Presidential Payola: The True Stories of Monetary Scandals in the Oval Office that Robbed Taxpayers to Grease Palms, Stuff Pockets, and Pay for Undue Influence from Teapot Dome to Halliburton - Softcover

Craughwell, Thomas J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592334512 ISBN 13: 9781592334513

Publisher: Fair Winds Press, 2011

Synopsis

Presidents with little oversight short of checks and balances have abused funding, misdirected money, misused personal funds, and misappropriated tax payer contributions for personal gain. This history of presidential monetary abuse details the biggest, often blatant, abuses of power where political influence was bought and sold, lucrative contract handed out to friends and political support is up for purchase. The tales are shocking examples of the oval office politicking gone wild and the damage it has done to the credibility of presidents. It also reveals, with more than 40 archival images, the sheer volume of tax payer money that goes awry for politicians’ personal gain with the presidential stamp on it or simply a purposeful presidential oversight.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas J. Craughwell has written about saints for the Wall Street Journal, Inside the Vatican, and Catholic Digest, among other national publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fair Winds Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1592334512
• ISBN 13: 9781592334513
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240