A time of scandal : Charles R. Forbes, Warren G. Harding, and the making of the Veterans Bureau /

A time of scandal : Charles R. Forbes, Warren G. Harding, and the making of the Veterans Bureau /

In the early 1920s, with the nation still recovering from World War I, President Warren G. Harding founded a huge new organization to treat disabled veterans: the US Veterans Bureau, now known as the Department of Veterans Affairs. He appointed his friend, decorated veteran Colonel Charles R. Forbes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevens, Rosemary, 1935- (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016
Baltimore : [2016]
Baltimore, Maryland : 2016
Subjects:
Forbes, Charles R., > 1878-1952
Forbes, Charles R., > 1878-1952 > Trials, litigation, etc
Forbes, Charles R., > 1878-1952 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Harding, Warren G > (Warren Gamaliel), > 1865-1923 > Friends and associates.
Harding, Warren G > (Warren Gamaliel), > 1865-1923 > friends & associates
Harding, Warren G > (Warren Gamaliel), > 1865-1923.
United States > Veterans Bureau
United States > Veterans Bureau.
1900-1999
1921-1923
20th century
Scandals > United States > History > 20th century
Friends and associates
Friendship
History
Politics and government
Scandals
United States > Politics and government > 1921-1923
United States
Trial and arbitral proceedings
Trials, litigation, etc
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. American dreams
  • Hidden stories, fateful meetings
  • Washington, DC, March-April 1921
  • The dream of efficiency in government
  • Part II. Reality checks
  • Harding's flagship program, the US Veterans Bureau
  • High stakes: controlling veterans hospitals
  • Hype, hooch and the art of the con
  • Part III. Winds of change
  • Taking a friend on a business trip west
  • Harding resurgent: White House versus Forbes
  • Transitions in 1923: Forbes's resignation to Harding's death
  • Part IV. Scandal time
  • Coolidge, common cause and the politics of scandal
  • Rush to judgment: a Senate committee investigates Forbes
  • Scandal weavers: scripting a story of rogues, graft and greed
  • The trial of Charles R. Forbes
  • Part V. Aftermath
  • Making the best of it
  • Charlie and Bob, masks and mirrors
  • Coda
  • Part I. American dreams
  • Hidden stories, fateful meetings
  • Washington, DC, March-April 1921
  • The dream of efficiency in government
  • Part II. Reality checks
  • Harding's flagship program, the US Veterans Bureau
  • High stakes: controlling veterans hospitals
  • Hype, hooch, and the art of the con
  • Part III. Winds of change
  • Taking a friend on a business trip west
  • Harding resurgent: White House versus Forbes
  • Transitions in 1923: Forbes's resignation to Harding's death
  • Part IV. Scandal time
  • Coolidge, common cause, and the politics of scandal
  • Rush to judgment: senate hearings target Forbes
  • Scandal weavers: scripting a story of rogues, graft, and greed
  • The trial of Charles R. Forbes
  • Part V. Aftermath
  • Making the best of it
  • Charlie and Bob, masks and mirrors
  • Coda
  • Part I. American dreams. Hidden stories, fateful meetings
  • Washington, DC, March-April 1921
  • The dream of efficiency in government
  • Part II. Reality checks. Harding's flagship program : the US Veterans Bureau
  • High stakes : controlling veterans hospitals
  • Hype, hooch, and the art of the con
  • Part III. Winds of change. Taking a friend on a business trip west
  • Harding resurgent : White House versus Forbes
  • Transitions in 1923 : Forbes's resignation to Harding's death
  • Part IV. Scandal time. Coolidge, common cause, and the politics of scandal
  • Rush to judgment : Senate hearings target Forbes
  • Scandal weavers : scripting a story of rogues, graft, and greed
  • The trial of Charles R. Forbes
  • Part V. Aftermath. Making the best of it
  • Charlie and Bob, masks and mirrors
  • Coda

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