| Scandal | President |
|---|
| Fired his Secratary of War w/out the consent of the Senate, which was required at the time. He was impeached. | |
| After promising never to negotiate with terrorists he agreed to covertly sell arms to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages. | |
| Had multiple extramarital affairs in the White House.Made a payoff to the woman and her husband of $20k to keep them from talking. May have fathered a child with another woman. | |
| Kept an 'enemies list' that included Bill Cosby, Jane Fonda, Rep. Conyers, Ted Kennedy, and Paul Newman. | |
| Alien and Sedition Acts: Included making it illegal for anyone to 'write, print, utter, or publish...malicious writing against the government of the U.S.', reversing the 1st Amd. | |
| While not shocking then,he said, 'I have no purpose to introduce social equality between the races.I am in favor of the race to which I belong having the superior position'. | |
| While he was running for president it was revealed that he had previously had an affair with a widow named Maria C. Halpin who had given birth to a son. | |
| Had an affair in the White House, or as he said, an 'improper physical relationship.' He had previously denied this while giving a deposition in another case. Was later impeached. | |
| Through other officers of government, there were agreements made with members of the mob in which they would arrange the assassination of Fidel Castro. | |
| After the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no authority over the Cherokee, he ignored the ruling by forcing thousands of indians off their land in a walk west where 1 in 4 died | |
| Was said to have fathered children with one of his slaves. | |
| The Whiskey Ring scandal, involving a bribery and tax evasion scandal among many high ranking members of his cabinet (and even his own private secretary) and whiskey distillers. | |
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