Sunday 21 December 2014

Nobody knows more about US Presidents than the Secret Service: These are their secrets

Secrets of the Secret Service Interesting snippets from Ronald Kessler's book about our presidents.


JOHN & JACQUELINE KENNEDY

*A philanderer of the highest order.*
*She ordered the kitchen help to save all the left-over wine from State 
dinners, 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 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. He had a 
horrible 
relationship with his family and 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!*  and went into Rehab!

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 empty ones 
just for photo ops. He wanted 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 was 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. 
*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 he ate. He would say to the agent, "Come on, you 
gotta help me out." The Reagan's 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 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. One time she brought warm clothes to 
agents standing outside at Kennebunkport. One was given a warm hat 
and, when he tried to say "no thanks" even though he was obviously 
freezing, the President 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 about 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 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 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 that 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.*

BARACK & MICHELLE OBAMA
*Clinton all over again - hates the military and looks down on 
the Secret Service. He is egotistical and cunning. He looks you in 
the eye and appears to agree with you but  turns around and 
does the opposite. 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 TRUE STORY ABOUT General McChrystal's resignation in 
Obama's office from General McChrystal's book!

NEVER STAND IN LINE AGAIN 
Some men carry and handle their diplomacy better than  others. 
When former U.S. Military commander in Afghanistan, General 
McChrystal, was called into the Oval Office by Barack Obama, 
he knew things weren't going to go well when the President accused 
him of not supporting him in his political role as President.
"It's not my job to support you as a politician, Mr. President, 
it's my job to support you as Commander-in-Chief," McChrystal 
replied, and he handed Obama his resignation. 
Not satisfied with accepting McChrystal's resignation, the President 
made a cheap parting shot. "I bet when I die  you'll be happy to pee on 
my grave."
The General saluted and said, "Mr. President, I always told myself 
after leaving the Army I'd never stand in line again."

The future comes one day at a time - Dean Acheson