First Off the Tee is an intelligent, lively and richly entertaining excursion that shows us the surprising things we can learn about presidents by scrutinizing their behavior on the golf course."
--- Michael Beschloss

"Thanks to Don Van Natta, history must now be revised to document the insidious influence of golf on the American presidency, and vice versa. What a kinder, gentler nation we might be today if Richard Nixon had been able to break 80 honestly, just once."
--- Carl Hiaasen

"Don Van Natta Jr. has managed to morph my two favorite subjects--golf and president-watching--into a marvelously funny, wickedly delightful book. First Off the Tee makes it clear that any president who rejects golf will be condemned to a single term in the White House. It's gratifying to learn that when it came to golf JFK and Ike never cheated. Nixon and Clinton... well, that's another story. A great read."
--- Douglas Brinkley

"What could be more complimentary to the great game of golf than to know how much it has intertwined the recreational lives of so many of our nation's presidents and provided them with occasional moments of relaxation and enjoyment amid the overwhelming demands of that highest of offices. Don Van Natta's chronicle of the exploits of our golfing presidents provides most interesting reading and adds measurably to the written history of the game."
--- Arnold Palmer

"This is a wonderful laugh-out-loud book about golfing presidents and presidents golfing that shows that on the greens they're just like the rest of us-only more so."
--- Richard Reeves