Eisenhower's Billion Dollar Heart Attack: Its Impact On You Today
Channel: PREZ Politics
Date: 2023-05-10

President Dwight Eisenhower's heart attack in 1955 not only impacted the country then, but it continues to impact our lives today. It impacted US leadership in the early years of the Civil Rights movement during a critical period of the Cold War. It has impacted the way we travel today. It led to further safeguards being created to ensure the stability and continuity of the US Government. 

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FURTHER READING:
Gilbert, R.E., (1992). The Mortal Presidency: Illness and Anguish in the White House. Basic Books
Messerli, F.H.; Messerli, A.W.; Luscher, T.F. (2005). Eisenhower's billion dollar heart attack-50 years later. New England Journal of Medicine, 353 (12), 1205-1207. 

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