Big oil, big politics: Rex Tillerson is just the latest example of oil industry’s grasp on U.S. (Salon)

"How Big Oil Bought the White House and Tried to Steal the Country" is the subtitle of a book that tells the story of a presidential election in which a candidate allowed money from big oil companies to help him win office and then rewarded them with plum appointments in his cabinet.

With President-elect Donald Trump picking former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, one might think the book is an early exposé of the presidential election of 2016. Instead, it's from "The Teapot Dome Scandal"....
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/17/tillerson-and-the-rise-of-big-oil-in-politics_partner/