03348nam 2200721Ia 450 991046196230332120200520144314.01-283-69588-X1-4422-1836-3(CKB)2670000000277884(EBL)1046295(OCoLC)814705728(SSID)ssj0001142215(PQKBManifestationID)12374480(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001142215(PQKBWorkID)11098326(PQKB)10876788(SSID)ssj0000754963(PQKBManifestationID)12326702(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000754963(PQKBWorkID)10742168(PQKB)11430694(MiAaPQ)EBC1046295(Au-PeEL)EBL1046295(CaPaEBR)ebr10614766(CaONFJC)MIL400838(EXLCZ)99267000000027788420120601d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAffairs of state[electronic resource] the untold history of presidential love, sex, and scandal, 1789-1900 /Robert P. WatsonLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20121 online resource (501 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1835-5 1-4422-1834-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; They Don't Teach This Stuff in School; 1 Say It Isn't So!; 2 Presidential Peccadilloes; Ten Stories of Presidential Love, Sex, and Scandal; 3 "I Profess Myself a Votary to Love"; 4 "Domestic Felicity"; 5 Slave Owner and Slave Lover; 6 "A Petticoat Affair"; 7 A Near Miss; 8 "The Siamese Twins"; 9 "I Can Never Be Satisfied"; 10 An Unlikely Union; 11 Full House; 12 "A Terrible Tale"; What Happens in the Lincoln Bedroom . . .; 13 Fatal Attraction; 14 Making Sense of Presidential Nonsense; Sources; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorWhen 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 PresidentsSexual behaviorUnited StatesHistoryPresidentsUnited StatesBiographyPresidents' spousesUnited StatesBiographyAdulteryUnited StatesHistoryScandalsUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.PresidentsSexual behaviorHistory.PresidentsPresidents' spousesAdulteryHistory.ScandalsHistory.973.09/9BWatson Robert P.1962-883039MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461962303321Affairs of state2177272UNINA