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The President Is a Sick Man
2011-06-26T11:00:47-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTI4XC8zMDAxMjUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Matthew Algeo recounted the secret surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from President Grover Cleveland in June 1893, during one of the worst economic moments in American history. The surgery, performed on a yacht, resulted in the disappearance of the president for five days and was kept hidden from the public for twenty years. The author reported on the team of doctors that removed a third of the president’s upper jaw, the newspaper reporter who divulged the story only to meet denials from the president’s office and claims of fabrication, and the eventual release of the news in 1917. Matthew Algeo spoke and responded to questions from members of the audience at the Museum of American Finance in New York City.
Matthew Algeo recounted the secret surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from President Grover Cleveland in June 1893, during one of the worst…
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Matthew Algeo recounted the secret surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from President Grover Cleveland in June 1893, during one of the worst economic moments in American history. The surgery, performed on a yacht, resulted in the disappearance of the president for five days and was kept hidden from the public for twenty years. The author reported on the team of doctors that removed a third of the president’s upper jaw, the newspaper reporter who divulged the story only to meet denials from the president’s office and claims of fabrication, and the eventual release of the news in 1917. Matthew Algeo spoke and responded to questions from members of the audience at the Museum of American Finance in New York City. close
Matthew Algeo recounted the secret surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from President Grover Cleveland in June 1893, during one of the worst… read more
Matthew Algeo recounted the secret surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from President Grover Cleveland in June 1893, during one of the worst economic moments in American history. The surgery, performed on a yacht, resulted in the disappearance of the president for five days and was kept hidden from the public for twenty years. The author reported on the team of doctors that removed a third of the president’s upper jaw, the newspaper reporter who divulged the story only to meet denials from the president’s office and claims of fabrication, and the eventual release of the news in 1917. Matthew Algeo spoke and responded to questions from members of the audience at the Museum of American Finance in New York City. close
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