An irreverent look at Presidential foibles, follies, fibs, and moral failuresWere past presidents smarter, more honest, and better behaved that those we elect today? Don’t bet on it! White House Confidential shows that commanders-in-chief have been lying, cheating, stealing, and womanizing from the days of the Founding Fathers. Focusing on the qualities that never made it into White House press … into White House press releases, the authors look at their sexual misdeeds and strange family relationships, scandals that engulfed administrations, fights with enemies, and questionable money matters. Dip into these pages to find out:
Which president was famous for being the richest man alive because of all his brilliant real estate deals?
Which president was born in Canada, and was ineligible to hold the office of president?
Which president caused some problems by trying to grow strange herbs” in the White House garden?
Which president often ordered White House staff to rub Vaseline into his scalp while he ate breakfast in bed?
Which president often called his deputy chief of staff Turd Blossom”?
Updated with new material about many presidents including George W. Bush and Barack Obama, White House Confidential will have you laughing (and sometimes cursing!) as you take a second look at the next occupant of the Oval Office.
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This is a great book of fun history.
It was not quite as compelling as I expected. It was an oK read.
I enjoyed reading about the presidents and their antics.
Light read with some funny stories. Worth the $1.99 I paid for it.
Stuff you don’t learn in school.
I love hearing the behind the scenes stories. Very interesting.
I liked the details which helped greatly to see the presidents portrayed as very human and in many ways like all of us. Personal details about the presidents selected. It “humanized” the high officials that they all were in their time.