{"product_id":"are-you-prepared-for-the-storm-of-love-making-letters-of-love-and-lust-from-the-white-house-9781668014851","title":"Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making?: Letters of Love and Lust from the White House","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \"irresistibly readable\" (David Michaelis, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEleanor\u003c\/i\u003e) collection of love letters by American presidents to their wives--and lovers--revealing an intimate and deeply personal side of our leaders.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur presidents loom so large in history that we often forget they are human. \u003ci\u003eAre You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of handwritten love letters that offers a surprising and intimate portrait of the men who occupied the White House. From George Washington to Barack Obama, these are not the presidents we see in history books. \"In this varied (and variously entertaining) assortment of excerpted letters...a careful reader will see in the decorous prose of...George Washington and Thomas Jefferson that the hearts of real men beat beneath their stiff frock coats, too.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the letters are incredibly romantic--and surprisingly so. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt took Richard Nixon years to convince Pat Ryan to marry him: \"Someday let me see you again? In September? Maybe?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOthers will make you blush. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStaid-looking Woodrow Wilson, about to return home from a trip, warned his wife of ten years: \"Do you think you can stand the unnumerable kisses and the passionate embraces you will receive? Are you prepared for the storm of lovemaking with which you will be assailed?\" In letters to one of his mistresses, Warren G. Harding referred to his penis as \"Jerry\"--letters which would later be used to blackmail him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll the letters show the writer at his most vulnerable. We see letters of sorrow written about the death of a child or during a time of separation while the president was away on the battlefield. This \"lovely book, stuffed with romantic details...[is] a helpful reminder that historical figures are also human beings: petty, sappy, and flawed\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), revealing a never-before-seen side of the men we still honor today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13041137\"\u003eDorothy Hoobler\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13041136\"\u003eThomas Hoobler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.62w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668014851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668014858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO011000\"\u003ePresidents \u0026amp; Heads of State\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036000\"\u003eUnited States | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothy and Thomas Hoobler have written many award-winning books for adults and young adults. Their young adult mystery set in medieval Japan won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Their ten-book series on American ethnic groups, published by Oxford University Press, received many favorable reviews from such publications as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e. The Hooblers' other books for adults include \u003ci\u003eThe Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the story of Mary Shelley and the four people who helped inspire her classic novel \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Crimes of Paris, \u003c\/i\u003ea collection of famous French crimes that was excerpted in \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair. \u003c\/i\u003eDorothy has a master's degree in American history from New York University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas and Dorothy Hoobler have written many award-winning books for adults and young adults. Their young adult mystery set in medieval Japan won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Their ten-book series on American ethnic groups, published by Oxford University Press, received many favorable reviews from such publications as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e. The Hooblers' other books for adults include \u003ci\u003eThe Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the story of Mary Shelley and the four people who helped inspire her classic novel \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Crimes of Paris, \u003c\/i\u003ea collection of famous French crimes that was excerpted in \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair. \u003c\/i\u003eTom received his master's in education from Xavier University.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43827338969227,"sku":"9781668014851","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_c76586b3-3101-4b7a-9ac4-8f60b7cf3dda.jpg?v=1755530307","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/are-you-prepared-for-the-storm-of-love-making-letters-of-love-and-lust-from-the-white-house-9781668014851","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}