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To: Jess Kitting
Or Joe could put on a swimsuit out of respect for his staff.

Stories filter out regularly from the Secret Service. Leave aside whether you approve or disapprove of any president's policies. The fact remains that the Secret Service gossip that has reached the press in recent years invariably speaks very highly of the courtesy, friendliness and decency of the Reagans and both sets of Bushes. Kennedy's womanizing was a problem. The Clintons were a nightmare, and Hillary even more so than Bill. I don't recall bad stories about LBJ; my guess is that he treated staff pretty decently and that Lady Bird was a lady. Jimmy Carter seems to have been ok. Obama may have had a superiority complex and I wonder how much turning of the blind eye there may have been on certain activities, but he doesn't seem to have been a jerk to staff, so he doesn't get gossiped about. Biden does get gossiped about.

13 posted on 05/01/2020 6:58:54 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: sphinx

One of my favorite stories about LBJ is how he used to take a dump in the bathroom off the Oval Office, with the door open in full view of the person he was having a discussion with.

Hahahahaha...”Outhouse Johnson”

That said, no matter how you cut it, it isn’t just a “It’s his house” thing. He is on the clock 24x7 for the time he serves, as the assigned Secret Service can attest.

Anyone who would do that, walking around naked in front of anyone other than their spouse, especially someone present in a professional role, and doubly especially when it is someone of the opposite sex...well, they have a screw loose.

As Biden obviously does...


21 posted on 05/01/2020 7:29:37 AM PDT by rlmorel (The Coronavirus itself will not burn down humanity. But we may burn ourselves down to be rid of it.)
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To: sphinx
I don't recall bad stories about LBJ.

LBJ had a history of indecent and vulgar behaviour. He liked to show off his "manhood" to people who challenged him.

See NY Times article here.

36 posted on 05/01/2020 8:34:20 AM PDT by Jess Kitting
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