Presidential scandals are no recent phenomenon in the history of the United States.
Though the turbulence that engulfed President Clinton s two terms in the White House touched off a storm of controversy, U.S. presidents for the past two hundred years have wrestled with scandal. Presidential Scandals , a new book from CQ Press, looks at the behavior and public image of every president from George Washington to Bill Clinton. The book defines scandal as most anything that was regarded as scandalous at the time of the president s service or that was uncovered and regarded as scandalous later. Congressional Quarterly, the nation s most respected publisher of information on government and politics, offers Presidential Scandals as a synthesis of important information that until now has been widely scattered in a host of reference works. Presidential Scandals is written in an engaging and lively style, and the information it presents amounts to a useful reminder that despite all the pomp and people surrounding the office, U.S. presidents are no more immune to human frailty and laws than anyone else.