Editor’s note: This is the twenty-ninth entry in the writer’s year-long project to read one book about each of the U.S. Presidents in the year prior to Election Day 2016. You can also follow Marcus’ progress at the @44in52 Twitter account and with this 44 in 52 Spreadsheet.
In America, presidential scandals are something of a national pastime. Even in 2016, when the two major presidential candidates both have scandals attached to their name, we rush to put it into historical context: how bad was it, really?
Not all political presidential scandals are created equal, after all. You’ve got your abuse of power, your cronyism, your cover-ups. Nixon’s Watergate isn’t the same as, say, the Whiskey Ring under Grant. But this kind of behavior runs right through the lineage of the office. Read more…
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