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11%OFFRobert E. Gilbert - The Mortal Presidency. Illness and Anguish in the White House.  - 9780823218370 - V9780823218370
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The Mortal Presidency. Illness and Anguish in the White House.

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Description for The Mortal Presidency. Illness and Anguish in the White House. paperback. 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. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.

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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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
Number of Pages
353
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823218370
SKU
V9780823218370
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

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

Reviews for The Mortal Presidency. Illness and Anguish in the White House.
"Gilbert's groundbreaking study examines how stress and the potential for psychological illness make the modern presidency a dangerously unhealthy office... Gilbert's strength lies in his excellent medical and psychological profiles. Strongly recommended." -Library Journal "Gilbert (Northeastern Univ.) has fashioned a gem of a book. Permeating the case studies that examine the sources and effects of maladies suffered by six 20th-century ... Read more

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