Election College | Presidential Election History
Election College | Presidential Election History
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The Crédit Mobilier Scandal | Episode #163 | Election College: United States Presidential Election History
21 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2017 at 10:03 pm.
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On today's episode we discuss the Crédit Mobilier Scandal and how it rocked United States politics in the 1860s. Join us as we discuss...

  • the origins of Crédit Mobilier,
  • Union Pacific Railroad's deception,
  • powerful political figures caught up in the scandal,
  • and more!

On the next episode, we'll be discussing Schuyler Colfax and how his life got turned upside down by this ordeal!

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