Sex Lives of Presidents

by Nigel Cawthorne

Book Overview

This work is by the author of Sex Lives of the Kings and Queens of England. Since the 19th Amendment gave women the vote in 1920, the Presidents of the United States have depended on their appeal to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312968388
• ISBN13: 9780312968380
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.1" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

An Historical National Enquirer of Information

As a nation, we Americans are a prudish lot when it comes to sex scandals in politics. The information in this book, presented chronologically, will shock many people who think that revelations about recent presidents are scandalous and that past presidents were all either faithful husbands (some were) or sexless paragons of virtue. Not only is this untrue, but Bill Clinton's pecadilloes will seem small in comparison to those of some of his predecessors in the Oval Office. From the early experiences of the mythic George Washington to the charges of bigamy which haunted the wife of Andrew Jackson to the musical beds during FDR's administration, this book will raise eyebrows. Not that it should, mind you; it proves that Presidents are just as human as anyone else. We are actually better off for that. Also worth owning for the photo inside of JFK shaking hands with a very young Bill Clinton.

An amazing account

I thought this might be a tabliod type expose, but to my delight, it really is a thorough, factual work. Each and every president is covered and the historic research is evident. Many sections are dry and boring only because those presidents weren't particularly sex driven men. But the notable exceptions like Lyndon "Bull Nuts" Johnson, Jack Kennedy and others make this an eye opening and shocking account of what our presidents really are doing behind closed doors. After reading this book, you want to give this country back to King George! 5 stars to Nigel for his tireless research and fact finding.

Rather topical, to coin a phrase

This book ought to stay in print, not just because of Bill Clinton's escapades (or because of recent revelations about Thomas Jefferson) but because it is very entertaining. A good one to dip into and select incidents from, to amuse friends on a quiet (or not so quiet) night.