Secret Service Perspective of Recent US Presidents

 - from a book by Ronald Kessler, former reporter for the Washington Post.

 

How our Secret Service experienced our recent presidents and their wives.

It  reveals an awful lot about the presidents and Vice Presidents .... very interesting recap thus far:

JFK and LBJ = Philanderers of the highest order. Both kept a lot of women in  White House for affairs. Both set up "early warning" systems for if  and when their wives were nearby. Total immoral men. In addition, LBJ was as crude as the day is long.
 
Nixon = Weird, moral man but very odd and weird. Paranoid etc.  horrible  relationship with his family, almost a recluse.

Agnew = Nice, decent man, everyone was surprised at his downfall.

Ford = A true gentlemen who treated them with respect and dignity

Jimmy Carter = A complete phony who would portray one picture of himself to  public and very different in private. I.E. Would be shown carrying his own  luggage, suit cases were always empty, he kept empty ones just for photo  ops. Wanted the people to see him as pious and a non drinker, he and family  drank alcohol a lot. Had disdain for the Secret Service, and was very  irresponsible with the "football" nuclear codes. Didn't think it was a big  deal and would keep military aides at a great distance. Would never  acknowledge military or Secret service they were there to serve him.

Ronald Reagan = The real deal. Moral, Honest, respectful and dignified.
Treated Secret Service and everyone else with respect and honor. Would  always thank everyone all the time. He took the time to know everyone on a  personal level. One story was early on in Presidency the President came out  of his room with a side arm attached to his hip. The Agent in charge said  "Why the pistol Mr. President." Ronald Reagan replied, "In case you boys  can't get the job done, I can help." It was common for him to carry a  pistol. People do not know that when he met with Gorbachev, he had a pistol  in his briefcase. Upon learning that Gary Hart was caught with Donna Rice during the election Ronald Reagan said, "Boys will be boys, but boys will  not be President"

Nancy Reagan = Very nice but very protective of the President ... the Secret  Service was always caught in the middle. Nancy would try to control what the  President ate all the time (healthy) and he would say to the Agents "come on  you gotta help me out." The Reagans rarely drank alcohol. Secret Service  said they could count on one hand the times the Reagans were served alcohol  other than wine during dinner. They made the comment for all the fake  bluster of the Carters it was the Reagans who lived life as genuinely moral  people.

George and Barbara Bush = Extremely kind and considerate. Always respectful.
Took great care in making sure the agents comforts were taken care of. They  would bring them meals etc. One time Barbara Bush brought warm clothes to  agents standing outside at   Kennebunkport   . One agent who was given a warm hat  tried to nicely say no thanks when he was obviously freezing and President
Bush said "Son, don't argue with the first lady, put the hat on."

Bill Clinton = Presidency was one giant party. Not trustworthy, he was nice  because he wanted everyone to like him but life is just one big game and  party to him

Hillary Clinton = Another phony. Personality would change the instant  cameras were near. She hated with open disdain the military and Secret  Service. Again another one who felt people are there to serve her. She was  always trying to keep tabs on Bill Clinton ..

Al Gore = An egotistical ass who was once overheard by his Secret Service  detail when he told his son he needed to do better in school or he "would  end up like these guys" and pointed to the agents.

G W Bush = They loved him and Laura Bush. They said no one is a nicer person  than Laura Bush who never has a harsh word to say about anyone. The Bush's  went out of their way to take care of the Secret Service and made sure they  were well cared for with meals and other comforts. GW was the most prompt of  the Presidents. He ran like a well oiled machine. He was also the most in  shape who had a very strict workout regimen. The Bush's made sure their
entire administration understood to respect and be considerate of the Secret  Service. Karl Rove was the one who was the most caring of the Secret Service  in the administration

Barack Obama - Clintons over again - hates the military and looks down on  the Secret Service. Michele another Al Gore - An egotistical ass.