Hidden Illness in the White House

by Kenneth R. Crispell, Carlos Gómez, Carlos Gómez

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822308398
• ISBN13: 9780822308393
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"