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Twenty-fifth Amendment
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Could the 25th Amendment Be Trump’s Downfall?
An explanation of the provision that allows for the removal of a president who is deemed by others to be unable to serve.
by
Jon Meacham
via
Time
on
January 11, 2018
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Politics, Not Public Good, Will Guide What We Know About Trump’s Health
That’s the lesson of Dwight Eisenhower’s serious heart attack.
by
William I. Hitchcock
via
Made by History
on
October 8, 2020
Who Is in Control?
Hospitalized presidents who don’t enact the 25th Amendment.
by
Jeremi Suri
via
Perspectives on History
on
October 5, 2020
How the Electoral College Was Nearly Abolished in 1970
The House approved a constitutional amendment to dismantle the indirect voting system, but it was killed in the Senate by a filibuster.
by
Dave Roos
via
HISTORY
on
August 3, 2020
The Wildest Month of the US Presidency, Part I
The Spiro Agnew Edition.
by
Garrett M. Graff
via
Doomsday Scenario
on
October 10, 2023
Impeachment May Not Work. Here’s the Next Best Way to Dump Trump
The 14th Amendment offers a remedy that is both simpler and likelier to work.
by
Eric Foner
via
Washington Post
on
January 12, 2021
Trump’s Illness and the History of Presidential Health
Are White House doctors keeping the public adequately informed about President Trump’s battle with COVID-19?
by
Lawrence Altman
,
Isaac Chotiner
via
The New Yorker
on
October 6, 2020
We Nearly Lost Our First President to the Flu. The Country Could Have Died, too.
In 1790, George Washington fell severely ill, threatening his life and the young nation he led.
by
Gillian Brockell
via
Retropolis
on
October 3, 2020
What Happened When Woodrow Wilson Came Down With the 1918 Flu?
The president contracted influenza while attending peace talks in Paris, but the nation was never told the full, true story.
by
Meilan Solly
via
Smithsonian
on
October 2, 2020
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