Ten Presidential Illnesses and Their Consequences

Any discussion about presidential illnesses inevitably involves America’s favorite fatal footnote. On the 48-degree morning of March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison—at 68, the oldest president the young nation had elected up to that point—gave what remains the longest presidential inaugural address in American history. To show his vitality, he refused a coat, top hat, […]

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