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White House confidential

White House confidential1998

the little book of weird presidential history

Gregg Stebben

About this book

Were 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 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”?

Details

First published
1998
OL Work ID
OL1837707W

Subjects

MiscellaneaPresidentsBiographyHistoryPresidents -- United States -- History -- MiscellaneaPresidents -- United States -- Biography -- MiscellaneaWhite house (washington, d.c.)United states, politics and governmentPresidents, united states, portraitsAnecdotes

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