The Heart of Power : Health and Politics in the Oval Office.

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Even the most powerful men in the world are human-they get sick, take dubious drugs, drink too much, contemplate suicide, fret about ailing parents, and bury people they love. Young Richard Nixon watched two brothers die of tuberculosis, even while doctors monitored a suspicious shadow on his own lu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blumenthal, David
Otros Autores: Morone, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Medical policy > United States > History.
Presidents > United States > Health.
Politique sanitaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
MEDICAL > History.
Medical policy.
Presidents > Health.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface to the 2010 Edition; 2009 Preface and Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; 1. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: The Enigmatic Angler; 2. HARRY S. TRUMAN: We'll Take the Starch Out of Them-Eventually; 3. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER: Compassionate Conservative; 4. JOHN F. KENNEDY: The Charismatic with a Stricken Father; Illustrations; 5. LYNDON B. JOHNSON: The Secret History of Medicare; 6. RICHARD NIXON: A Flower That Bloomed Only in the Dark; 7. JIMMY CARTER: The Righteous Engineer; 8. RONALD REAGAN: Socialized Medicine and the Working Stiff.
  • 9. GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH: Stick to the Running Game10. BILL CLINTON: Kicking the Can down the Road; 11. GEORGE W. BUSH: Bring It On-Reforming Medicare; CONCLUSION: Eight Rules for the Heart of Power; 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.

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