03152oam 2200637I 450 991097351260332120251117081356.01-315-49905-31-315-49903-71-315-49904-510.4324/9781315499055 (CKB)3710000000748761(SSID)ssj0001692916(PQKBManifestationID)16544193(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001692916(PQKBWorkID)12183227(PQKB)25089593(MiAaPQ)EBC4586825(Au-PeEL)EBL4586825(CaPaEBR)ebr11235157(CaONFJC)MIL938121(OCoLC)953661541(OCoLC)956466832(OCoLC)1246315609(FINmELB)ELB143089(BIP)61806162(BIP)7195878(EXLCZ)99371000000074876120180706e20152002 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrThe hidden campaign FDR's health and the 1944 election /Hugh E. EvansLondon ;New York :Routledge,2015.1 online resource (232 pages) illustrations"First published 2002 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.0-7656-0855-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. The twentieth-century presidency : a high-risk occupation -- 2. Pre-presidential years : the defining experiences -- 3. Presidential years 1933-1943 : the picture of health -- 4. Presidential years 1943-1944 : decline and deception -- 5. Presidential years 1944-1945 : the last campaign -- 6. "The day of the Lord, April 12, 1945" -- 7. Lessons for the twenty-first century.In early 1944, with the outcome of World War II by no means certain, many in the United States felt that FDR, as wartime Commander-in-Chief, was an indispensable part of prosecuting the war to a victorious conclusion. Yet although only 62, Roosevelt was mortally ill with congestive heart disease - a fact that was carefully shielded from the American public prior to the election of 1944. In a media environment where we get more details about politicians' health than we sometimes prefer, it is hard to imagine how a paper as authoriative as The New York Times could describe FDR's death as "sudden and unexpected" on its front page. Dr. Hugh Evans looks at the issue of Roosevelt's health not only from a medical ethics perspective, but also with a keen eye for the political and media considerations that led to the decision to run and not disclose the extent of Roosevelt's illness.PresidentsUnited StatesElection1944PresidentsUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesPolitics and government1933-1945PresidentsElectionPresidents973/.09/9Evans Hugh E.1934-,1868314MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973512603321The hidden campaign4476181UNINA