Secret Service thoughts about Past Presidents and First Ladies

Frederick William Dame of The Obama Timeline writes:  "I read Ronald Kessler’s IN THE PRESIDENT’S SECRET SERVICE, (2009) in 2011.  It appears that the 2010 edition has more information.   In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect.   Here are some tidbits":

Secret Service thoughts about Past Presidents and First Ladies

From the Secret Service/Very interesting snippets from Ronald Kessler’s book about our presidents

Here are snippets from a book of “Impressions & Observations” of Secret Service personnel assigned to guard U.S. Presidents/First Ladies, and Vice Presidents.




JOHN & JACQUELINE KENNEDY
*A philanderer of the highest order. *

*She ordered the kitchen help to save all the left-over wine during a State dinner, mixed it with fresh wine and served again during the next White House occasion.*

*LYNDON & LADYBIRD JOHNSON
*Another philanderer of the highest order. In addition, LBJ was as crude as the day is long. Both JFK and LBJ kept a lot of women in the White House for extramarital affairs, and both had set up “early warning systems” to alert them if/when their wives were nearby. Both Kennedy & Johnson were promiscuous and oversexed men. *

*She was either naive or just pretended to “not know” about her husband’s many liaisons. *

 

*RICHARD & PAT NIXON
*A “moral” man but very odd, weird, paranoid, etc. He had horrible relationship with his family, and in a way, was almost a recluse.*

*She was quiet most of the time.*

*SPIRO AGNEW
* Nice, decent man, everyone in the Secret Service was surprised by his downfall. *

*GERALD & BETTY FORD
*A true gentlemen who treated the Secret Service with respect and dignity. He had a great sense of humor. *

*She drank a lot!*

*JIMMY & ROSALYN CARTER
*A complete phony who would portray one picture of himself to public and very different in private, e..g., would be shown carrying his own luggage, but the suitcases were always empty; he kept the empty ones just for photo ops. Wanted the people to see him as pious and a non-drinker, but he and his family drank alcohol a lot! He had disdain for the Secret Service, and was very irresponsible with the “football” with nuclear codes. He didn’t think it was a big deal and would keep military aides at a great distance. Often did not acknowledge the presence of Secret Service personnel assigned to serve him.*

*She mostly did her own thing.*

 

*RONALD & NANCY REAGAN
*The real deal — moral, honest, respectful, and dignified. They treated Secret Service and everyone else with respect and honor. Thanked everyone all the time. He took the time to know everyone on a personal level. * One “favorite” story that has circulated among the Secret Service personnel was an incident early in his Presidency, when he came out of his room with a pistol tucked on his hip. The agent in charge asked: “Why the pistol, Mr. President” He replied, “In case you boys can’t get the job done, I can help.” It was common for him to carry a pistol. When he met with Gorbachev, he had a pistol in his briefcase. Upon learning that Gary Hart was caught with Donna Rice, Reagan said, “Boys will be boys, but boys will not be Presidents.” [He obviously either did not know or forgot JFK's and LBJ's sexcapades!]*

*She was very nice but very protective of the President; and the Secret Service was often caught in the middle. She tried hard to control what the President ate, and he would say to the agent, “Come on, you gotta help me out.” The Reagans drank wine during State dinners and special occasions only; otherwise, they shunned alcohol; the Secret Service could count on one hand the times they were served wine during their “family dinner”. For all the fake bluster of the Carters, the Reagans were the ones who lived life as genuinely moral people.*

 

*GEORGE H. & BARBARA BUSH
*Extremely kind and considerate Always respectful. Took great care in making sure the agents’ comforts were taken care of. They even brought them meals, etc. One time Barbara Bush brought warm clothes to agents standing outside at Kennebunkport; one agent was given a warm hat, and when he tried to nicely say “no thanks” even though he was obviously freezing, President Bush said “Son, don’t argue with the First Lady, put the hat on.” He was the most prompt of the Presidents. He ran the White House like a well-oiled machine.*

*She ruled the house and spoke her mind.*

 

*BILL & HILLARY CLINTON
*Presidency was one giant party. Not trustworthy — he was nice mainly because he wanted everyone to like him, but to him life is just one big game and party. Everyone knows of his sexuality.*

*She is another phony. Her personality would change the instant cameras were near. She hated with open disdain the military and Secret Service. She was another one who felt people were there to serve her. She was always trying to keep tabs on Bill Clinton.*

 

*ALBERT GORE
* An egotistical ass, who was once overheard by his Secret Service detail lecturing his only son that he needed to do better in school or he “would end up like these guys” — pointing to the agents.*

 

*GEORGE W. & LAURA BUSH
*The Secret Service loved him and Laura Bush. He was also the most physically “in shape” who had a very strict workout regimen. The Bushes made sure their entire administrative and household staff understood they were to respect and be considerate of the Secret Service.

*She was one of the nicest First Ladies, if not the nicest; she never had any harsh word to say about anyone.*

*KARL ROVE was in fact, though, the guy who was the most caring of the Secret Service in the administration.*

 

*BARACK & MICHELLE OBAMA
*” Clinton all over again” – hates the military and looks down on the Secret Service. He is egotistical and cunning; looks you in the eye and appears to agree with you, but turns around and does the opposite — untrustworthy. He has temper tantrums.*

*She is a complete bitch, who basically hates anybody who is not black; hates the military; and looks at the Secret Service as servants.*

A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.

 

Comments

[Susan Benton]

As a White House history buff this all rings very true - I've read many, many biographies of Presidents and First Ladies.
Did anyone else notice that the Democrats were all 'bad boys" in one way or another (or several ways)and some of their wives were not so nice. While nothing bad can be said about the Republicans and their wives - at least about anything which would influence their work. Even Nixon's 'problematic' personality didn't cause problems until he got to the re-election (of course he must have known that Kennedy had stolen the election in 1960 - wonder how much that impacted him). On the whole we can be very proud of the Republican Presidents and ashamed of those in the Democrat Party.

[Debbie]

Susan: The difference in the Democrats and the Republicans is clear. The Secret Service spends 24 hours a day, for 4 to 8 years with these presidents and their wives. They would know better than anyone what they are really like.

[R.J. Godlewski]

The common thread is that Democratic presidents have always been pretentious whereas the Republicans have always been honest to themselves (meaning that they represent themselves as who they really are).

The paragraph about Carter says a lot. I remember many years ago hearing about how the Russians, etc. viewed him as an oaf because he carried his own bags whereas Reagan appeared more presidential to them. That is the lesson; people NOTICE things despite from which nation they hail.

[PALADIN]

This was one good read !
I know a reired U.S. Park Police officer who was a motorman (motorcycle cop) for many years in DC.
He says when he used to go to the White House for a motorcade, the Clintons were always late and he said Hillary had a mouth on her like a drunken sailor.
She was known for yelling and cursing at poor Bubba whenever she saw fit.

Did'nt matter if there was people around or not.
He said she was a prime example of white trash and did'nt know how a woman of her background ever made it in life, let alone into the White house.

[PALADIN]

Oh one last thing, does'nt suprize me that Laura Bush was known as one of the nicest first ladies in the White House.
I don't think you could find very many women with her grace , class, and smarts. Not tomention good looks.

Cetainly the one who "Occupies" the White House now could take lessons from her, as Moochelle is the nastiest , ugliest, (in character and looks) who has ever been 1st lady.

I consider her "last" lady.

[Mystical Time Traveler]

Why doesn't this amaze me? I could see the type of people they are by their body language.

When the Romneys enter the White House they will be returning Grace and Style back to it.

[Right Wing Theocrat]

Funny how most of the democrats in that list were a bunch of assholes. Can't say I'm surprised though, the ones here are no different.

Look down on the brave and tough, but when the bullets start flying, dark stains spread down their pants as they look around frantically for someone else to give up their lives for them.

[Frederick Wiliam Dame]

Dear Readers!

I have to clarify something. I did write what appears at the beginning of the article. However, the pictures and the text was sent to me by Don Fredrick of THE OBAMA TIMELINE. In no way do I attempt to receive credit for something I did not do. I am not Barack Hussein Obama. The credit goes to Don Fredrick. It was an oversight on my part and it was not intentional. I herewith apologize.

Patriotic, Steadfast, and True

Frederick Williamn Dame

[Debbie]

Frederick William Dame: No this error is mine, I should have made it clear you were just forwarding the information to me via Don Frederick.

Debbie

[scott]

Yeah I'm afraid I have a hard time believing that the D's are so bad however the R's are just a great bunch of people. Nixon? Really? The guy was a crook. This is what is wrong with our political system

[Susan Benton]

Yeah, well read a few biographies, look them up on line. As to Nixon - well crooks can treat people well and have good manners-these things are not incompatible. I think the point was that despite being a crook he was also moral-polite, gracious, decent (except the crook part). Lots of people excel in one or more ways but have serious flaws in others.
The point is that the people who knew them best, the Secret Service, noticed that some of them were frauds, angry, nasty,and totally horrible people. And it is quite noticible that the all the latter or D's.

Probably the reason the Dems really are so awful are 1)they are delusional, and 2) they reject the Cosnstition, traditional values, etc. There is a reason things become traditions - they work better that way (DUH). But Dems are always eager to rebel against all tradition.
REP are not against tradition, and for change. But you would never know it by the way you libs act.

[Siuzy]

I don't think they said Nixon was a great guy, I think I read, moral but after that, recluse, off, and odd. It sounded like the quietest WH out of the bunch. I was surprised to hear his family wasn't close. I am sorry, I never understood how the dems co-oped the party of women's rights. The leaders of the party have had notorious reputations of womanizing,sexual harassment, by their deeds alone treated their wives like trash. The Kennedy's sharing their women, one driving his date of a bridge and leaving her to die. Clinton must have had libido the size of Texas with copious affairs and harassment charges with the NOW gangers came to his aid over and over again! Unbelievable! Then there is the poster boy of loathsomeness John Edwards impregnating his lover while his wife was dying of cancer! Call me crazy but I seriously doubt the press would give cover to the republican Presidents indiscretions. So I have to believe it is true.