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Hidden illness in the White House / Kenneth R. Crispell and Carlos F. Gomez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crispell, Kenneth R., 1916-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--Diseases--United States--History--20th century.
- Presidents.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (285 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 1988.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The serious illness of three presidents-Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy-as well as the injury Ronald Reagan received in the assassination attempt upon him have revealed our woefully inadequate system for handling presidential incapacity. The authors believe that this flawed system poses a major threat to the nation, and they provide sobering reports on how the government functioned (or failed to function) during times of presidential impairment. The public was kept in the dark regarding the gravity of the presidential condition, often unaware that critical d
- Contents:
- Illness and History: An Overview
- Woodrow Wilson: Strokes, Versailles, and the Pathology of Politics
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Diagnosis of an "Unexpected" Death
- Diplomacy and Failing Health: Roosevelt and the Final Decline
- John E Kennedy: "I'm the Healthiest Candidate"
- The Twenty-fifth Amendment and the Decisions of History.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. [243]-261.
- ISBN:
- 9786613023636
- 9781283023634
- 1283023636
- 9780822382324
- 0822382326
- OCLC:
- 191222228
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