The Downfall Dictionary
Cataloging the past political scandals of the United States.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
James H. Lane: soldier of misfortune
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Image from bioguide.congress.gov Like William Hull , James Henry Lane could be considered as much or more of a military man than a politicia...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Matthew Lyon: pomp and consequence
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Depiction of Lyon brawling with congressman Roger Griswold. ( Source ) Matthew Lyon's first infraction as a politician was essentia...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
James J. Walker: will they still love him?
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Walker on the cover of Time . Image from coverbrowser .com. Despite being targeted by an investigative commission that had been uncovering c...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
John W. Dawson: shovel-ready governor
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Image from saltlakemagazine.com As John W. Dawson told it, his stagecoach was at its first stop on a cross-country journey on New Year'...
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Wayne L. Hays: money for nothing
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Elizabeth Ray and Wayne Hays. Image from Jet . In April of 1976, Wayne Levere Hays was preparing for a second marriage and holding a we...
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Page Morris: hit and run
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Image Unavailable Robert Page Walter Morris, more commonly known as either Page Morris or Robert P. Morris, might well be the least scandalo...
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