The White House physician : a history from Washington to George W. Bush / Ludwig M. Deppisch.
- Deppisch, Ludwig M., 1938-
- Date:
- [2007], ©2007
- Books
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Description
"While biographical sketches detailing the background of each physician are included, the main focus of the work is the especially complex physician-patient relationship and the ways in which it has changed over time. The evolution of the presidential physician's responsibilities is also discussed, as are developments in American medicine during presidential terms"--Provided by publisher.
Publication/Creation
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2007], ©2007.
Physical description
x, 256 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Contributors
Contents
Samuel Bard: the first presidential physician -- The pillars of the profession: presidential physicians, 1812-1865 -- The military steps in, part I: the early days, 1823-1865 -- The military steps in, part II: conflicts and cooperation, 1865-1898 -- Admiral Presley Rixey: the first authentic White House physician -- Captain Joel Boone and the institutionalization of the office of the White House physician -- The military keepers of the stethoscope: doctors Cary Grayson, Ross Mcintire, and Howard Snyder -- Physician anecdotes: the returnee, the academic, the consultant, and the defendant, 1953-1981 -- Civilian interlude, part I: medical chaos in Camelot -- Civilian interlude, part II: the specialist physicians of presidents Reagan and Bush I -- The White House medical unit today -- The Twenty-Fifth Amendment and its impact on the White House medical unit -- Psychiatry and the presidency -- The medical care of vice presidents -- Presidential physicians after their tenures -- Final thoughts.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-247) and index.
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Location Status History of MedicineBZPXOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780786429769
- 0786429763