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The Mortal Presidency
Illness and Anguish in the White House
Robert E. Gilbert
Available in a new digital edition with reflowable text suitable for e-readers
The presidency is hazardous to your health. Fully two-thirds of our presidents have died before reaching their life-expectancy- despite being wealthier, better educated, and better cared for that most Americans. In Mortal Presidency, the first complete account of death and illness in the White House, Robert E. Gilbert looks at modern presidents including Coolidge, FDR, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan. He shows- in some cases, for the first time- that all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological, which they frequently managed to conceal from the public but which, in important ways, affected their political lives. This edition is updated to include a brief look at Presidents Clinton and Bush, both of whom suffered sudden and unpleasant indispositions while in office which to some degree affected their presidencies.
Book details
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Publication year
- 2024
- Collection
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781531510787
- LAN
- 9310c162c4fc
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