IFC LIST MONTH: Top 10 Presidential Sex Scandals

By William Rabbe on 07/09/2008

By Sarah Scully & William Rabbe Politics makes for strange and sometimes scandalous bedfellows. What are power, fame and money without sex? What is a presidency without secret children, hush money or naughty interns? Presidential sex scandals go back as far as the Founding Fathers and we've put together a list of the most scandalous... callBrightcove(1655720662, 380, 285, "#ffffff"); 1. THOMAS JEFFERSON During Thomas Jefferson's first term, rumors were flying -- and in fact, printed that he had fathered children by his slave, Sally Hemings. Evidence strongly suggests that it is true but DNA findings have been inconclusive. The matter... MORE »