Inside the White House by Ronald Kessler w/ dust jacket

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Inside the White House by Ronald Kessler w/ dust jacket
 
Inside the White House by Ronald Kessler
THe hidden lives of the modern Presidents and the secrets of the World's most powerful institution
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
302 pages
Copyright 1995
CONTENTS
Acknowledgmentsix
Prologuexiii
1 The Most Mysterious Eighteen Acres in the World1
2 "The White House Is Full of Arrogance"38
3 Smuggling Coors65
4 A Theft from the Presidential Suite84
5 "Don't You Ever Point a Finger at My Dog"104
6 A Rat in the Pool130
7 Bimbo Eruptions158
8 "God! God! God!"237
Notes261
White House Dates271
Presidents and Their Wives277
Rumsfeld's Rules281
Index289
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
Award-winning journalist Ronald Kessler's The FBIhailed by John P. MacKenzie in The New York Times Book Review as "impressive" and "persuasively documented"established him as the preeminent examiner of secretive U.S. government organizations, and resulted in the dismissal of FBI Director William S. Sessions. Now, Kessler focuses on the most myth-laden and clandestine institution of them all: the modern White House. From the hidden lives of the Presidents and first families to the intricate inner workings of this all-powerful institution, Kessler peels away the White House facade to reveal the fascinating and often scandalous reality behind the stately illusion.
"If the general public knew what was going on inside the White House, they would scream." So states one Secret Service agent, just a part of the tightlipped security that has guarded the institution of the presidency and the men who define ituntil now. To uncover the truthincluding the pattern of alleged sexual indiscretions that continues to dog President Clinton, and the legendary infidelities of President JohnsonKessler gained unprecedented access to Secret Service agents, domestic servants, Air Force One stewards, military aides, chefs, and ushers. And the revelations are sensational. Kessler documents that:
Bill and Hillary Clinton have a sham marriage, and White House butlers are shocked by the heated screaming matches between the two. The allegations about Clinton's affairs by Arkansas state troopers who guarded Clinton as governorand by Gennifer Flowersare well supported.
President Johnson had the Secret Service install a buzzer system to alert him if his wife approached while he was fooling around with his secretaries.
President Nixon disappeared for hours at a timeoften in the middle of the nightduring the last days of his presidency. Soon, senators were being briefed on the signs that meant Nixon was "on the edge"his irrational statements and general disorientation.
Favors have long been sought from White House butlers to sneak aides into the Lincoln bedroom for trysts while the presidents were out of townand the White House's underground vaults were the favorite locales for legendary all-night parties.
Kessler's other revelations about the presidents' conduct, blunders, and cover-ups are equally startling: Ford's bitter gesture after losing the 1976 election, the extent of Reagan's manipulation at the hands of his wife and aides, Bush's out-of-control staff, Carter's quest for privacy. For the first time, Kessler also reports on the outrageous costs of running the White House; the petty and wasteful turf wars among civil servants; the scandals involving White House chefs, barbers, and Secret Service agents; the spoiled excesses of presidential children; and much more.
INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE dramatically lifts the cloak of secrecy surrounding the presidency, revealing men who acted as monarchs rather than public servants, and insuring that Americans will never view their chief executives the same way again.


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