01960cam a2200397 a 4500 116050 20230404125850.0 101014s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng 16500950 2010042329 9780230105034 DLC DLC DLC pcc n-us--- 002 HQ 18 F648o 2011 306.770973 Flynt, Larry. One nation under sex : how the private lives of presidents, first ladies and their lovers changed the course of American history / Larry Flynt & David Eisenbach. 1 nation under sex 1st ed. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. 288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Ben Franklin saved the American Revolution by seducing French Women. A gay love affair between President James Buchanan and Senator William King aided the secession movement. Woodrow Wilson's girlfriend dictated his letters to the German Kaiser. And lesbian relationships inspired Eleanor Roosevelt to become a revolutionary crusader for equal rights. The colorful sex lives of America's most powerful leaders have influenced social movements, government policies, elections and even wars, yet they are so whitewashed by historians that people think Thomas Jefferson and Abe Lincoln were made of marble, not flesh and blood. Includes bibliographical references and index. Sex scandals United States History. Political corruption United States History. Politicians Sexual behavior United States History. Ethics United States History. Escándalos sexuales Estados Unidos. Corrupción política Estados Unidos Comportamiento sexual Estados Unidos. Ética Estados Unidos. Eisenbach, David. lcc bk PP 6245 6245 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 HQ 18 F648o 2011 00000109643 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk