Nixon the drunk, Jefferson the glutton and 4 more party-hardy presidents

Presidents are human beings, author Brian Abrams tells The Post. They behave in ways we can relate to.

True. Who among us isnt in the habit of starting every morning with a mug of hard cider, like John Adams? Or casually showing off our genitalia to colleagues, like Lyndon Johnson?

As is plain in Abrams book Party Like a President: True Tales of Inebriation, Lechery, and Mischief from the Oval Office, released this month, being elected commander in chief doesnt make someone above boorish behavior. Not that it necessarily affected job performance.

You cant make this empirical judgment call about whether those who partied performed better than those who didnt, says Abrams, who lives in Brooklyn. You can think of instances where people were total teetotalers and didnt have much of a reach. Someone like LBJ, whose scotch-drinking was almost robotic, is considered a master legislator.

He are six randy anecdotes to celebrate Presidents Day:

Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809

An 1800 portrait of Thomas Jefferson.Photo: AP Photo

Our third prez was a foodie before being a foodie was cool. One servant recalled that Jefferson would never eat fewer than eight courses, even when dining alone. He spent the equivalent in todays dollars of nearly $1,000 a day on food, and amassed a monumental wine collection, dropping more than $300,000 on vino during his two terms.

Richard Nixon, 1969-1974

Photo: The White House

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Nixon the drunk, Jefferson the glutton and 4 more party-hardy presidents