Books and beer go well together and with last weekend’s Inaugurations in mind we thought we’d review the only book we’ve ever received that had anything to do with Presidents…And given what  our current elections have come to, this wonderfully deranged history will put things in perspective.

A hilarious mashup of history and humor that dishes the dirt on decades of oval office escapades Party Like a President is a drinking person’s exploration of presidential missteps that includes acts of wanton drunkenness, rampant lechery and reckless mischief.

It appears that the madness that was the 2016 election season was far from an anomaly…Electoral misbehavior (especially in the White House) has a long, tawdry and sometimes hilarious history.

Celebrating the decidedly less distinguished side of the nation’s leaders, author Brian Abrams takes readers on a well-researched yet hysterical tour of alcohol-fueled presidential antics, with stories that we expect, you were never taught in school.

Who knew that some of our nation’s greatest leaders partied like wasted frat-boys…at least Donald Trump doesn’t drink.

George Washington regularly polished off three to four glasses of something boozy with lunch. No wonder the nation’s first president “could never tell a lie.” It’s a miracle he could even talk.

FDR threw late-night toga parties and his naughty cocktails set the tone. Harry Truman hit up the Old-Granddad every morning, and his cabinet member never hesitated to join in.

Artist John Mathias, whose pictures have appeared in publications like the New York Times and the Washington Post, illustrates these stories with a swagger that only enriches the mix. And even better, each presidential profile is cleverly accompanied by a drink inspired by that president and his antics.

Brian Abrams’ Party Like a President is history book that you can raise a glass to – truth served up with an intoxicating chaser. 

Seldom has the historical record been more insane or hysterical – and that even includes our recent election season.