Sex with presidents : the ins and outs of love and lust in the White House / Eleanor Herman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063028951
- ISBN: 0063028956
- Physical Description: viii, 510 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Harper large print edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [505]-510). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Article I: Sources -- Article II: The changing White House -- The men who become president, risk-taking narcissism -- Alexander Hamilton and the impulse of passion -- Thomas Jefferson's pursuit of happiness -- Grover Cleveland's high character -- Woodrow Wilson's throbbing pulses -- Warren G. Harding's excruciating joy -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the good-looking ladies -- Dwight Eisenhower out of practice in love -- John F. Kennedy's terrible headaches -- Lyndon Johnson and half the people in the world -- Gary Hart and the monkey business that changed everything -- Bill Clinton did not have sex with that woman -- Donald Trump can do anything -- From ooh-la-la to bunga bunga: the political sex scandals of other nations -- Conclusion. |
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Subject: | Presidents > Sexual behavior > United States > History. Sex scandals > United States > History. |
Genre: | Large print books. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | LT 973.099 H551s 2020 (Text) | 33126024452942 | Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
This look at the history of presidential sex lives examines the scandals that have rocked the White House and asks whether the qualities that drive a quest for the presidency also lend themselves to sexual misbehavior. - HARPERCOLL
In this fascinating work of popular history, the New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings and The Royal Art of Poison uncovers the bedroom secrets of American presidents and explores the surprising ways voters have reacted to their leadersâ sex scandals.
While Americans have a reputation for being strait-laced, many of the nationâs leaders have been anything but puritanical. Alexander Hamilton had a steamy affair with a blackmailing prostitute. John F. Kennedy swam nude with female staff in the White House swimming pool. Is it possible the qualities needed to run for presidentânarcissism, a thirst for power, a desire for importanceâgo hand in hand with a tendency to sexual misdoing?In this entertaining and eye-opening book, Eleanor Herman revisits some of the sex scandals that have rocked the nation's capital and shocked the public, while asking the provocative questions: does rampant adultery show a lack of character or the stamina needed to run the country? Or perhaps both? While Americans have judged their leaders' affairs harshly compared to other nations, did they mostly just hate being lied to? And do they now clearly care more about issues other than a politicianâs sex life?
What is sex like with the most powerful man in the world? Is it better than with your average Joe? And when America finally elects a female president, will she, too, have sexual escapades in the Oval Office?