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Informationen zum Autor Robert P. Watson is Distinguished Professor of American History and Director of Project Civitas at Lynn University. Klappentext When it comes to presidential sex scandals, Bill Clinton's wasn't the first and it wasn't the worst. In fact, there is a long history of presidential peccadilloes, but these all-too-human stories are rarely told and the details of White House marriages both happy and troubled remain hidden. Affairs of State reveals the intimate history of America's first couples through their romances, love lives, and extramarital affairs. More than just a sexual "who did it," these stories of salacious scandals and marital bliss present an intriguing character study of our commanders-in-chief Zusammenfassung Affairs of State reveals the intimate history of America!s First Couples through their romances! love lives! and shocking extramarital affairs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: They Don't Teach This Stuff in SchoolChapter 1. Say It Isn't So! Chapter 2. Presidential Peccadilloes Ten Stories of Presidential Love, Sex, and ScandalChapter 3. "I Profess Myself a Votary to Love" Chapter 4. "Domestic Felicity" Chapter 5. Slave Owner and Slave Lover Chapter 6. "A Petticoat Affair" Chapter 7. A Near Miss Chapter 8. "The Siamese Twins" Chapter 9. "I Can Never Be Satisfied" Chapter 10. An Unlikely Union Chapter 11. Full House Chapter 12. Beloved Goddaughter Conclusion: What Happens in the Lincoln Bedroom...Chapter 13. Fatal Attraction Chapter 14. Making Sense of Presidential Nonsense
