I found this book quite titillating in its salacious details about the sexual adventures of our nation's presidents from our founding fathers to the Donald. Eleanor Herman is quite adept at working in some legitimate history content amongst the tawdry details, much like sneaking vegetables to a picky child. She also has a dry sense of humor that includes some genuine laugh-out-loud moments. There was a bit of repetition, particularly in regards to Trump's escapades, but overall it kept my interest and was fun read.

Having enjoyed both Eleanor Herman's other "Sex with..." books, I was excited to see that the author had expanded her repertoire to include American presidents as well. Unlike Bea Koch's "Mad and Bad," which was an atrocious bit of "feminist history" that managed to be neither of those things, Herman has clearly done her research and it shows. While I knew about some of the histories included (Thomas Jefferson, JFK), I discovered many new salacious stories - such as the anecdote that LBJ called his penis "Jumbo." I also appreciated the emotional honesty that Herman granted to her subjects, including but not limited to the first ladies whose husbands engaged in affairs. The story of Eisenhower and his love affair with a female driver in WWII was heartbreaking, as were the stories of Jackie Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson, who endured scandals with strength and grace. This is an intellectual history that refuses to pander to its readers, and it's one I highly recommend for history fans and newcomers alike.

What an interesting take on the history of our founding fathers up through recent times!! I thoroughly enjoyed the various sex-shenanigans of the presidents, and the language used was easily digestible for most readers. There isn't a heavy emphasis on specific dates and facts to memorize, which makes it a fun, lighthearted nonfiction read.

A wild romp from start to finish, Sex With Presidents is exactly what it sounds like. To my utter delight, this book was equal parts an examination of the hubris and psychological pathology necessarily to run for the United States presidency, as well as an examination of several individual president's escapades. Selecting several presidents both past and present, this book reads like a tell all memoir with an added bonus of psychological and sociological musings.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.