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The male Clinton was known both on the campaign trial and in office for his

voracious appetite for both women and for fast food.

His morning jogs to McDonald's, accompanied by secret service agents, were

famously parodated in an SNL sketch starring the late great Phil Hartman.

And his Mickey D's consumption continued after he left office and even when he

later went vegan.

In a January 2013 BBC News interview, actor Kevin Spacey discussed how a road trip

visit to McDonald's with a former president informed his portrayal of majority

whip Frank Ondewood on the Netflix series House of Cards.

But shortly after taking office, Clinton put a different fast food chain on

his Nixon style enemies list.

A San Diego founded burger and taco shop known for its curly fries and

gumball machine proportion clown mascot.

In 1993, the chain faced national outrage after four children died of

E. coli 0157 H7 contracted from the restaurant's monster burger.

Clinton would discuss the incident with the mother of one of the dead children

in a televised town hall and his Clinton health care task force took decisive

action as the Department of Agriculture, FDA and USDA all implemented new safety

protocols for ground beef.

Though one could be depressed, the action was reserved for meat safety when so

many other critical health issues remain unaddressed to this day.

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