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Inside the White House

Auteur(s): Ronald Kessler
Narrateur(s): Jeff Riggenbach
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“If the general public knew what was going on inside the White House, they would scream.” So states one Secret Service agent, just a small link in the chain of security that has guarded the public image of the presidency and the men who define it—until now.

With unprecedented access to Secret Service agents, domestic servants, Air Force One stewards, and military aides, journalist Ronald Kessler has gone behind the scenes to uncover the inside story of the White House. From the hidden lives of the last seven presidents and first families to the intricate inner workings of this all-powerful institution, Kessler peels away the White House facade to reveal the fascinating and often scandalous reality behind the stately illusion. Exposing presidential misconduct, blunders, and cover-ups, this fascinating examination ensures that Americans will never view their chief executives the same way again.

©1995 Ronald Kessler (P)1995 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Amériques États-Unis
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Ce que les critiques en disent

“Kessler provides an impressive amount of dirt on presidents from Johnson to Clinton. The details are lurid.”

(Boston Globe)

“Kessler raises…important issues in this recommended exposé, which will find a large audience in public libraries.”

(Library Journal)

“Because this report seems accurate and few of Kessler’s sources hide behind anonymity, it should garner high…interest.”

(Booklist )

“Riggenbach paces himself well and never becomes boring as each president gets roasted in some fashion.”

(Kliatt)
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I am 3/4 of the way through listening to this book, and am undecided as to whether I will finish it. The first half was rather good, with the history of the White House building itself, stories about the residential staff who serve longer than Presidents, and all the drama about that goes on when one family leaves, and the next one moves in. It’s all the usual moving stories, with a whole bunch of outrageous carrying-off of furniture, refurnishing, and over the top redecorating. Lots of funny and interesting behind the scenes trivia. All the different Presidential families up to when the book was published were covered (2017).
Then, 1/2 way through, in talking about the Clintons, the author took a detour, going beyond the book’s focus and has spent at least an hour dumping on the Presidency. What Clinton’s tardiness and poor time management have to do with the White House is beyond me, but I heard all about it. It seems that words such as incompetency, out of control, irrational, clueless and such are among the author’s favourite words. Personally, I don’t care, one way or another, as I’m Canadian, and I wasn’t looking for political history, but it was a distraction from what I understood the point of what the book was about. Ah, there, he just got back to the residential staff, chatting about the kitchen staff and food.
I obtained the book free through Audible Plus… otherwise I’d return it.

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