Ailing, Aging, Addicted : Studies of Compromised Leadership / Bert E. Park ; with a foreword by Arthur S. Link.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Park, Bert Edward.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Diseases.

Nervous system.

Diseases and history.

Heads of state--Health and hygiene.

Heads of state.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What role did drug abuse play in John F. Kennedy's White House, and how was it kept from the public? How did general anesthetics and aging affect the presidency of Ronald Reagan? Why did Winston Churchill become more egocentric, Woodrow Wilson more self- righteous, and Josef Stalin more paranoid as they aged -- and how did those qualities alter the course of history?Was Napoleon poisoned with arsenic or did underlying disease account for his decline at the peak of his power? Does syphilis really explain Henry VIII's midlife transformation? Was there more than messianism brewing in the brains o

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword ; Preface; Introduction: On Prudence and Skepticism; Part I. Sick Heads and Tall Tales; 1. Napoleon Bonaparte: Heads or Tails?; 2. Henry VIII: Syphilitic Sovereign?; 3. Fanatics and Saints: The Case for Epilepsy; Part II. Brain Failure at the Top: Psychology or Pathology?; 4. Josef Stalin: A Premier Paranoic; 5. Woodrow Wilson: Paralyzed Prophet""; 6. Winston Churchill: Compromised Cold Warrior; Part III. Drugs and Diplomacy; 7. Anthony Eden: Metamorphosis of a Statesman; 8. John F. Kennedy: Doctoring the Image; Part IV. The Crippled Presidency

9. Precedents and Pitfalls10. Resuscitating the Twenty-fifth Amendment; Postscript-or Apologia?; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Sequel to: The impact of illness on world leaders. 1986.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-263) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-5628-9

0-8131-6165-7

OCLC:

624393821