Medical Coverups in the White House

Event Details

Robert Ferrell, a professor emeritus of history from Indiana University, gives a forum on medical cover-ups in the White House. He gives accounts of various presidents who hid their aliments for political purposes namely Cleveland, Wilson, Harding, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan. During the questioning session Ferrell with the help of Dr. Crispell addresses the issues of the twenty-fifth amendment, Wilson?s cover-up, President Coolidge?s health, the role of the party in cover-ups, and Clinton?s health.