The term 'A White House Scandal' refers to the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s, which was a bribery scandal involving the Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall. The scandal was uncovered by journalist and author Muckraker, Samuel Hopkins Adams, who wrote an expose on the scandal in 1927. The scandal was named after the Teapot Dome oil reserve in Wyoming, which was leased to private oil companies without competitive bidding. The scandal was investigated by the Senate and resulted in the conviction of Albert Fall, who was sentenced to a year in prison. The scandal was also linked to President Warren G. Harding's administration, as his Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, was found guilty of accepting bribes from oil companies. The scandal was also referred to as the 'Oil Reserves Scandal' or the 'Oil Leases Scandal'. The acronym ARI stands for 'Albert B. Fall, Republican of New Mexico', who was the Secretary of the Interior at the time of the scandal.