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Ailing, Aging, Addicted : Studies of Compromised Leadership /

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 paranoi...

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Autor principal: Park, Bert Edward
Otros Autores: Link, Arthur S. (Arthur Stanley), 1920-1998
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University of Kentucky Press, [1993]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a 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. 
505 0 |a 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. 
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