The late US president Gerald Ford believed that Senator Hillary Clinton was a tough politician who would probably become her party's presidential nominee some day but she would not make it to the White House.
In a book based on interviews with Ford published posthumously, the one-time president noted that her husband, former president Bill Clinton had a sex addiction and needed treatment.
The book was written by Thomas M. DeFrank, the White House bureau chief of the New York Daily News, under the mouthful of a title: "Write it when I'm gone: Remarkable off-the-record conversations with Gerald R. Ford."
"I don't think the country is ready for a lady President," Ford is quoted as saying.
The Daily News published a story about the book Sunday.
Ford said he believed Hillary, who leads the bid for the Democratic Party's nomination, was "stronger and tougher" than Bill.
"When she takes a point you're gonna have to be damn sure you're well informed because she won't compromise as quickly or as easily as he," Ford is quoted as saying. "She's very bright. She's strong, and I think he defers to her. When she gets her dander up, she ain't gonna roll over."
Ford said the former president's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky showed that he was "sick - he's got an addiction. He needs treatment".
"I'll tell you one thing: He didn't miss one good-looking skirt at any of the social occasions," Ford said. "He's got a wandering eye, I'll tell you that. He isn't very subtle about his interest."
Ford said he offered to help Clinton during the impeachment proceedings over the Lewinsky affair, as long as CLinton admitted he had lied to officials.
He said he was stunned that Clinton refused to tell the truth about the situation. "It's a character flaw," he concluded.
Ford died in January at age 93, and gave the interviews to DeFrank over the years leading up to his death.
DPA
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