Inside the White HouseAward-winning journalist Ronald Kessler gets behind the scenes at the White House to reveal the often-scandalous secrets of this all-powerful institution. Kessler documents the hidden lives of the modern presidents: Bill and Hilary Clinton's sham marriage and his pattern of alleged sexual indiscretions; Johnson's legendary infidelities; Nixon's disorientation and mysterious disappearances during his last days in office; the extent of Reagan's manipulation at the hands of his wife; and Bush's out-of-control staff. |
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Contents
The White House Is Full of Arrogance | 39 |
Smuggling Coors | 66 |
A Theft from the Presidential Suite | 85 |
Dont You Ever Point a Finger at My Dog | 106 |
A Rat in the Pool | 131 |
Bimbo Eruptions | 159 |
God God God | 239 |
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| Title | Inside the White House Pocket books: Nonfiction |
| Author | Ronald Kessler |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0671879197, 9780671879198 |
| Length | 305 pages |
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