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Previous Volume 334:467-469 February 15, 1996 Number 7 Next

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To the Editor: Professor Annas's article "The Health of the President and Presidential Candidates — The Public's Right to Know" (Oct. 5 issue)¹ reaches back in time to the illnesses and disabilities of President Eisenhower. Unfortunately, references to the 1960 presidential campaigns of Vice-President Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy are omitted. In a 1984 article,² I described the acute illness that began at the onset of Nixon's campaign and seriously interfered with his effectiveness as a campaigner.

Although Professor Annas deals only with presidential candidates, it is my contention that disclosure of information about health should be . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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