Presidential Health and Politics
In the first installment of an annual lecture series, presidential historian Michael Beschloss spoke about the relationship between presiden… read more
In the first installment of an annual lecture series, presidential historian Michael Beschloss spoke about the relationship between presidential health and U.S. politics. He examined how changes in past presidents' health conditions have affected public policy options and varying ideas on how much the public should know about the president’s health. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience. close
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