The Mortal Presidency: Illness and Anguish in the White House - Brossura

Gilbert, Robert E.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0823218376 ISBN 13: 9780823218370

Casa editrice: Fordham Univ Pr, 1998

Riassunto

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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Robert E. Gilbert is Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University. He is also author of three books, including Television and Presidential Politics.

Product Description:

An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Fordham Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0823218376
• ISBN 13: 9780823218370
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 353