I feel sorry of each President that comes along. I can't imagine how any of them can keep their sanity with all of the "damned if you do, or damned if you don't" situations.
The problems we are in now have been in the workings for a long time. They start the business of being President already with a pocketful of lies that they try and keep quite. They not only try to protect themselves but their loyalty to others in the group that make mistakes. I see alot of paranoia in leaders when they don't have their faithful around them.
I must say, if we really knew what past Presidents did to try and get the job done, we would be very grieved.