Presidential Illness, Past And Present — And The Downplaying Of It
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
October 6, 202028m 49s
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Show Notes
President Trump is far from the first president to face serious illness in office. And it’s not just President Roosevelt or President Wilson who kept the details from the American public. Washington University history professor Peter Kastor puts the president’s bout with COVID-19 in context. And, we explore the media’s role in pressing for details — or giving the White House a wide zone of privacy.