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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
PROLOGUE
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
MOUNT VERNON WHISKEY
MADEIRA MAN
THE HESSIAN RUM
THE (SOMETIMES) GALLOPING GOURMET
MR. HARE’S PRIZED PORTER
WASHINGTON’S “SMALL” BEER
ELECTION LUBRICATION
LAST CALL
2. JOHN ADAMS
CIDER HOUSE RULES
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
BOOZING WITH BROADBRIMS
HIGH-PRICED HOISTING
RUM AND REVOLUTION
ROAD TRIPS
STOCKING UP
PRESIDENTIAL KEG PARTY
LAST CALL
3. THOMAS JEFFERSON
THE BANE OF WHISKEY
WHAT WOULD TOM DRINK?
TABLE TIPPLES
MIND ON THE WINE
THE DAMAGES
GUY WALKS INTO A WINE AUCTION . . .
LAST CALL
4. JAMES MADISON
WINE VS. WHISKEY
THE HARVEST TIME HOP
THE GREAT CHAMPAGNE EXPERIMENT
THE HOUSE WINE
POP STAR
JOHN TODD’S TRANSGRESSIONS
LAST CALL
5. JAMES MONROE
THE TRIALS OF THE TOAST
WHAT A PAINE
WHERE’S OUR WINE?
THE “LIQUID FURNITURE” FUND
THE PLANTATION TOUCH
THE TROUBLE WITH TOMPKINS
DOUBLE-FISTED
Chatham Artillery Punch
Syllabub
LAST CALL
6. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
HARVARD DAYS
JQA’S FANTASTIC FROLIC
ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY
THE ARTFUL DODGER
CLASHING WITH CLAY
THE TAZEWELL TOKAY TWEAK
MY THREE SONS
LAST CALL
7. ANDREW JACKSON
WHISKEY FOR PISTOLS
TRASHING THE EXECUTIVE MANSION
WILD YOUTH
WINE TO THE WOUNDED
THE BUMPKIN’S BEST
JACKSON’S MOST FAMOUS TOAST
THE HAIR-TRIGGER TEMPER
LAST CALL
8. MARTIN VAN BUREN
THE KINDERHOOK KID
STEPPING UP FOR OLD HICKORY
VAN THE (TOP-SHELF) MAN
THE SCHIEDAM CONNECTION
SOME TALL ORDERS
GOUT GUYS
LAST CALL
9. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
SON OF FALSTAFF
WHISKEY AND THE FORT WAYNE TREATY
TECUMSEH’S WINE QUIP
WHISKEY’S WICKEDNESS
A MAN OF MODERATION
LOG CABINS AND HARD CIDER
THE DISTILLERY SOLUTION
LAST CALL
10. JOHN TYLER
CHAMPAGNE: “OUI” FRENCH CUISINE: “NON”
THE WHISKEY LETTERS
HENRY CLAY’S LATE-NIGHT GAMBIT
PEACHY KEEN
THE SNUB: TYLER’S “SILENT TOAST”
THE PRINCETON DISASTER
THE GOODBYE BASH
LAST CALL
11. JAMES K. POLK
PASS THE BRANDY
BOOZE FOR THE VOTERS
DEFENDING “BIG DRUNK”
THE BASKET OF BUBBLY BET
POLK’S EXECUTIVE MANSION PARTIES
BELLIGERENT BENTON
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER
LAST CALL
12. ZACHARY TAYLOR
THE “FIRE WATER” FIRE
THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
NEW ORLEANS COMES CALLING
CROGHAN CARE
WHEN THE SAINTS COME MARCHING IN
NEXT TIME ORDER THE CHERRY WINE
LAST CALL
13. MILLARD FILLMORE
NO DICE FOR VICE
THE TEMPERANCE PLEDGE
COMMODORE PERRY’S BROADSIDE OF BOOZE
KEG ME
THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
FILLMORE GETS (SLIGHTLY) “FUDDLED”
MAKING FUN OF FILLMORE
LAST CALL
14. FRANKLIN PIERCE
BOWDOIN BOY
BAD COMPANY
THE WILLARD
DRUNKEN THEATRICS
PIERCE AND “THE PLEDGE”
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
FORNEY’S FORECAST
AN INFAMOUS LINE
LAST CALL
15. JAMES BUCHANAN
WELL TOASTED
A SPIRITED VARIETY
THE BUCHANAN BASH
FORNEY’S REVELATIONS
THE PROHIBITION PROBE
OLD BUCK AND THE BEE
DOWN AND GOUT
LAST CALL
16. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WEANED IN THE WILD
TRADING SHOTS WITH “THE LITTLE GIANT”
THE MISSING SATCHEL
WAR AND WHISKEY
SEASICK ASHORE
LINCOLN’S LIGHT TOUCH
AN AVALANCHE OF ALCOHOL
WHAT THE “OTHER GUY” DRANK
THE FINAL HOURS
LAST CALL
17. ANDREW JOHNSON
VP ME!
THE FORNEY FACTOR
GRAVE REVIEWS
THE WHISKEY PAPER TRAIL
THE SWING (SWIG?) AROUND THE CIRCLE
NOT SO PEACHY
THE ACQUITTAL TOAST
WHISKEY VICTIMS
LAST CALL
18. ULYSSES S. GRANT
THE CHARACTER ASSASSINS
THE MEDICINAL DEFENSE
MY FRIEND SHERMAN
LONELY DAZE
THE VICKSBURG FIX
THE NEW ORLEANS SLIP-UP
THE SWING AROUND THE CIRCLE
THE DONALDSON DIARIES
EXECUTIVE MANSION WINE
THE INDIA INCIDENT
THE GENERAL’S DEMISE
LAST CALL
19. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
THE DAYS OF WINE AND RUSSIANS
THE SIDEBOARD AND THE SALOON
PUNCH AND COUNTER-PUNCH
THE HIDDEN BOTTLE
LAST CALL
20. JAMES GARFIELD
ROUGH START
BEER BREAK
DODGING THE DRINKING DART
BOOZE VERSUS BULLET WOUNDS
PRAYER, BLISS, AND DONALDSON’S WHISKEY
PLEA FOR PORT
PRE-REVEREND BURCHARD
LAST CALL
21. CHESTER A. ARTHUR
THE WISE PORTRAIT
THE INSIDE “SOAP”
THE TEMPERANCE ATTACK
IN WITH THE NEW—OUT WITH THE OLD
THE JOCKEY CLUB MADEIRA
A CONTRARY VIEW
LAST CALL
22. GROVER CLEVELAND
RUM, ROMANISM, AND REBELLION
BEER ME IN BUFFALO
UNCLE JUMBO’S SECRET OP
THE “FRANKIE” FACTOR
THE TWAIN ASSESSMENT
LAST CALL
23. BENJAMIN HARRISON
KING ALCOHOL VS. THE TITANS OF TEMPERANCE
WHISKEY WARRIORS
NO LOVE FOR HOOKERS
WHISKEY WARMTH
JOHN S. WISE WEIGHS IN
CARNEGIE’S “CONGRESSIONAL” CARGO
HARRISON’S ANCESTORS
LAST CALL
24. WILLIAM MCKINLEY
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
MODERATE MCKINLEY
CARNEGIE’S SECRET CARGO
CARRIE “THE HATCHET” NATION VS. BREWERY BILL
MCKINLEY’S DELIGHT
McKinley’s Delight/Remember the Maine
THE ASSASSIN’S ELIXIR
LAST CALL
25. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
THE SUNDAY SOLUTION: SEVENTEEN BEERS, ONE PRETZEL
THE BRAWL-ROOM BLITZ
SELF-DESCRIBED ASS
THE “BIG STICK” STRIKES IRON ORE
TR’S WHISKY LETTER
THE MINT JULEP CAVEAT
TENNIS AND POST-MATCH REFRESH-MINT
TR’S MINT JULEPS AND THE TENNIS CABINET
TR’s Courtside Mint Juleps
BUTT’S REBUTTAL
CHAMPAGNE-BUZZED BEARS STALK TR
THE LION’S ROAR AND A FEW SIPS OF BRANDY
HAT IN THE RING: TR’S GRAND GARNISH
Teddy Hat Cocktail:
New Roosevelt Cocktail
LAST CALL
26. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
BIG BOOZER . . . OR BIG SNOOZER?
ARCHIE BUTT WEIGHS IN
THE GREAT CHAMPAGNE SWITCH
NO-BRAWL BILL
BRONX COCKTAILS IN ST. LOUIS
INTOXICATING TROUT
WHOA, NELLIE!
ARCHIBALD BUTT’S EGGNOG EXTRAORDINAIRE
THE BOURBON HALL OF FAME
LAST CALL
27. WOODROW WILSON
WILSON—THAT’S ALL!
CHAMPAGNE ON CHAIRS
VOLSTEAD VETO
SQUIRREL WHISKEY
DRAWING THE LINE
PEACE TALKS AND PROHIBITION
WILSON’S WINE CELLAR
LAST CALL
28. WARREN G. HARDING
THE BIG FOUR
THE WHITE HOUSE SPEAKEASY
THE FIRST LADY AS BARMAID
THE CHINA SYNDROME
TRADING SHOTS WITH THE UNIONS
THE HARDING LEGACY
BABES AND BOOZE
LAST CALL
29. CALVIN COOLIDGE
JUST AN UNEXCITABLE BOY
THE BARRISTER OF BREW
PECKING ORDER
REASONABLE DOUBT?
THE TOKAY RUSE
THE COOLIDGE COOLER
Coolidge Cooler
LAST CALL
30. HERBERT HOOVER
GONE, BABY, GONE
HERBERT’S NOT-SO-FUNNY VALENTINE
GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
A BRONX CHEER IN PHILLY
H. L. MENCKEN’S BARBED-WIRE WORDS
HERBERT’S MAIN BEEF
JUNIOR GETS A “PEP TALK”
A MARTINI WITH MOTHER MAGDALENA
BELGIUM RELIEF
LAST CALL
31. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
FRANKLIN “SPIKE” ROOSEVELT
FDR’S RUM SWIZZLE
Bermuda Rum Swizzles
BEER FOR ALL
MIXOLOGIST-IN-CHIEF
WHEN BRANDY PROVED HANDY
THE BRITISH ARE COMING!
LAST CALL
32. HARRY S. TRUMAN
WEATHER, WHISKEY, AND DIAMONDS
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
THE BOYS FROM BATTERY D
TOASTING WITH “CACTUS JACK”
A SOBERING SUMMONS
A MORNING WALK WITH OLD GRAND-DAD
STEEL, STRIKES, AND BOURBON
TRAVELS WITH WINNIE
THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM
JOUSTING WITH MCCARTHY
THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO TRUMAN
THE MISSOURI MULE
Missouri Mule
LAST CALL
33. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
IRASCIBLE IKE?
BATHTUB GIN
SPECIAL KAY
CHAMPAGNE—SPARKLE AND FLAT
HOT DOGS AND BEER
SCOTCH-LIKING IKE
FIXING THE FEUD
MAMIE’S MANHATTANS
DIRTY POOL
DR. SNYDER AND THE SECOND SCOTCH
LAST CALL
34. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
HERE IN CAMELOT
JFK’S TRUE INTOXICANT
NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE
THE JFK BEER TAX
A STAKE THROUGH THE “DRY” HEART
JFK SHAKES IT UP: THE CHAMPAGNE TWIST
FLYING HIGH ON AIR FORCE ONE
THE KENNEDY CURSE
JACKIE’S DAIQUIRIS
Jackie’s Daiquiri
LAST CALL
35. LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON
DRINKIN’ AND DRIVIN’ IS SO MUCH FUN
STEP IT UP
THE THREE-SAM SLAM
ALCOHOL AS A VOTING LUBRICANT
JOHNSON IN CONTROL
DR. LBJ: BOOZE, BEEFSTEAK, AND BABES
THE JOHNSON TREATMENT
WOULD YOU LAHK TA DANCE?
LBJ’S SWITCHEROO
LAST CALL
36. RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON
THIS WINE IS MINE
MAOTAI MOMENTS
BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
DRUNK DIALING
LONDON CALLING
THE CHINA TOAST
THE CHINA (SLOSHED) SYNDROME
THE ELUSIVE DR. K
GOOD QUESTION
MIXIN’ A NIXON
The Nixon
LAST CALL
37. GERALD FORD
THE MIGHTY MARTINI
WHAT’S UP, DOC?
PARDONS AND PEANUTS
MISTER PEANUT PREVAILS
DON’T SHOOT ME, I’M ONLY JERRY FORD
BETTY FORD: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
TABLE DANCER
LAST CALL
38. JAMES EARL “JIMMY” CARTER
WAR ON THE MARTINI LUNCH
CRAFT BREWERS ROCK
ROSALYNN’S RULES
BILLY BEER
A “ROAD-IE” WITH MISS LILLIAN
THE RUSSIAN FACTOR
LAST CALL
39. RONALD REAGAN
THE GHOSTBUSTER BLUSH
SINS OF THE FATHER
THE SODA POP LESSON
HAVE PUB, WILL TRAVEL
THE RONALD REAGAN LOUNGE
THE PUB PHOTO OP
RUSSIANS AND VODKA
The Orange Blossom Special
REALLY SOURED ON THE IDEA
TWENTY-ONE: IT’S NOT JUST FOR BLACKJACK ANYMORE
GREAT SCOTT! DEBATING REAGAN ON THE DRINKING AGE
TEARY-EYED TIP
LAST CALL
40. GEORGE H. W. BUSH
DRINKING IN CHINA
MAOTAI MOMENTS
COLD BEER AND NICE BUNS
QUAYLE HUNTING
THE BUSHU-SURU INCIDENT
LAST CALL
41. WILLIAM JEFFERSON “BILL” CLINTON
ROUGH START
MY THREE BUDS
PHOTO OPS
SNAKEBITE WILLIE
The Snakebite
I SAW THE SIGN
BILL BOLTS BILL?
BORIS GETS HIS PIZZA
LAST CALL
42. GEORGE W. BUSH
BULLDOG WHISKEY?
THE “BUSH BASH” BACKFIRE
TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN
LOOK, MOM! NO HANDS!
WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
NEVER SAY NEVER
TOTALLY TRASHED
THE EPIPHANY
RUNNING FROM THE DEVIL
BAD KARMA
LAST CALL
43. BARACK OBAMA
NO ILLUSIONS
THE BEER SUMMIT
A PUB AND A PRESIDENT
ADVANCE WORK, INDEED!
BUILDING A PINT
WRECKING A PINT
OBAMA PAYS UP
THE HOME-BREWER IN CHIEF
THE KICKOFF
HAVE BEER, WILL TRAVEL
White House Honey Ale
White House Honey Porter
THE NIGHT-OWL MARTINI MAN
LAST CALL
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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