Inside the White House

By: Ronald Kessler

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

"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.

“America needs a president that acts presidential.”

In 2020 that statement sounds century’s old. I do love this book. It’s a revisit to the days of common sense, norms,. Plain normality.

The truth is often not pretty

An excellent discourse on the flaws in our system. Would love to see this extended to cover the Obama, Trump, and Biden White House. How is it possible that we put such flawed individuals in our nations highest office?

great start but then not so good finish

Felt it started out strong put finished by planting the power of the president over its staff

Too much Clinton Bashing

I enjoyed the first half of the book that talked about multiple presidents in the White House. The second half of the book is all Clinton bashing which makes you question the writer’s agenda and detracts from the first half of the book.

Out-dated and biased

Partially my fault for not looking deeper into the published date - the audio version is from 2017 and I thought the book was as well. The first half has some interesting anecdotes. Then it becomes a weird rage analysis against Clinton.