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Hidden illness in the White House /
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 f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
1988.
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| Colección: | E-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 267 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822382324 0822382326 1283023636 9781283023634 9786613023636 6613023639 |