Inside the White House; The Hidden Lives of the Modern Presidents and the Secrets of the World's Most Powerful Institution
New York: Pocket Books, 1995. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm. xv, [3], 302 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Chronology. Appendices. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Inscribed by the author. on page facing the title page. Ronald Borek Kessler (born December 31, 1943) is an American journalist and author of 21 non-fiction books about the Trump White House, U.S. Secret Service, FBI, and CIA. Seven of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. Since leaving The Washington Post, Kessler has authored 20 nonfiction books on intelligence and current affairs. Seven of his books reached the New York Times Best Seller list, including: The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents, The Secrets of the FBI, In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes With Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect, described by USA Today as "the inside scoop on those stern-faced guys who protect the president," Derived from a Kirkus Review: A mixture of juicy gossip and anecdotes about presidents from Secret Service agents, White House housekeepers, butlers, maids, and cooks, as well as media figures and politicians. A former Wall Street Journal and Washington Post reporter, Kessler has interviewed many named and unnamed sources who have worked at the White House. Currently, Kessler tells us, the White House employs a core of about 1,600 people plus perhaps another 1,000 charged to other departments. Also, Kessler's portraits reveal that no president is a hero to his valet and no First Lady a heroine to her housekeeper. Kessler argues that LBJ ignored dire CIA warnings on Vietnam and followed the overly optimistic advice of the yes-men with whom he surrounded himself. Clinton is pictured as a poor manager and a deceitful figure who spends too much time pressing flesh while presiding over a staff that seems incompetent, unprofessional, and lacking in common sense and maturity. With substance calculated to irritate frustrated taxpayers as much as to entertain, Kessler's tabloid style is effective in enticing the reader to keep turning the pages. Condition: very good / Very good.
Keywords: Politics and Government, Richard M. Nixon, Bill Clinton, Watergate Scandal, Secret Service, Bimbos, U.S. Presidents, White House, Air Force One, Gennifer Flowers, Bill Gulley, Thomas McLarty, Nancy Reagan, George Reedy
ISBN: 0671879200
[Book #74689]
Price: $45.00