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Affairs of State - The Untold History of Presidential Love, Sex, and Scandal, 1789-1900 (Paperback)
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Affairs of State - The Untold History of Presidential Love, Sex, and Scandal, 1789-1900 (Paperback)
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In recent years, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eliot Spitzer, John
Edwards, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, and countless other
politicians have made headlines for their sexual scandals. But such
stories are not new. Indeed, there is a long history of misbehavior
in politics, including in the nation's highest office. Bill
Clinton, it can safely be said, was not the first president to
misbehave, nor was he the worst. In fact, there is a long history
of presidential peccadilloes. Many presidents have been influenced
and had their careers affected by the hand of a woman, sometimes
that of a wife or mother, but at other times that of a mistress.
But these stories are rarely told. Instead, history has tended to
glorify our leaders. Such a scrubbed version of the lives of
presidents, however, omits their marital woes, love lives, and
sexual peccadilloes. As Robert P. Watson reveals, it is precisely
these intimate and all-too-human moments that provide some of the
most valuable insights into our leaders. Affairs of State is not
just about sex and scandal-the "who did it" of history-although
such incidents are described in detail. It is a book about love,
marriage, and affairs in the White House, offering an intimate
character study of the First Couples who made history. To see the
author discuss his book on Inside South Florida, please click here.
To see him discuss the book on C-SPAN, please click here.
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