Presidents who should have resigned because of a sexual dalliance:*

[trof]

*According to today's moral judgement.

Rumored and/or proven, before or during their time in office.

George Washington (slave)
Thomas Jefferson (slave)
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland (child out of wedlock)
Warren G. Harding
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dwight David Eisenhower
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Lyndon Baines Johnson
George H.W. Bush
William Jefferson Clinton
Donald John Trump

I'm just guessing that there are more that we don't know about.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46315332/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/presidents-their-mistresses-who-cares/

What's your point?
My point is that men/people who seek (and achieve) power over others are as susceptible to hormonal influences(?), urges, drives, whatever as the rest of us.
But... there seems to be something about BEING in a position of power that short circuits the restraints that most of us have.

Harry S. Truman didn't have it.
Jimmy Carter didn't have it.
Barack Obama didn't have it.
And to give credit where credit is due, George W. Bush didn't have it.

Comments?
Discussion?
Thanks.
trof

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. But we need to distinguish between a voluntary "dalliance"

and sexual assault. Most of the presidents on your list had consensual affairs; Trump groped and assaulted women.

[trof]

7. True

Of course slaves had no choice.

[MiniMe]

2. You left out FDR

He had a serious affair, and his wife knew about it. But she stayed with him

[trof]

6. Oh hell. i did. I'll fix it.

[trof]

8. Missy Lehand

[Initech]

3. All of these presidents also have 3 names. Coincidence?

[rzemanfl]

4. Some people say women are attracted to power. I wouldn't know, not being a woman and never having

had much power to wield.

[Angry Dragon]

5. It has been rumored that GWBush had affairs before being president

[trof]

9. I cut some slack for before office.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Truman was faithful, just saying.

[trof]

11. To whom?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Bess.

[trof]

14. OK, something weird happened here.

Of course Truman.
But the reply you got was meant for another response.
???

[SharonAnn]

13. A study showed that an increase in power increases testorone for men

Increased testosterone increases risky behavior.

[flotsam]

15. I think your count may be low

We know that until Clinton the info was basically embargoed until the President was safely buried. Washington and Jefferson were finked out by dna in offspring. From Jefferson until just recently, lacking offspring you could take your secret to the grave. As far as I know U S Grant could have been our randiest president...

[trof]

16. Grant. Who knew?

[flotsam]

17. I don't know

But I heard he was practicing a surrender and forced his tongue into Mary Chesnut's mouth...