Health and Medical History of President
Rutherford Hayes
President #19: 1877-1881
Lived 1822-1893
Lived 1822-1893
Health and Medical History of President
Rutherford Hayes
President #19: 1877-1881
Lived 1822-1893
Lived 1822-1893
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Lived 1822-1893
2023
1776
Revolutionary War
1776-1783
War of 1812
1812-1815
Mexican-American War
1846-1848
Civil War
1861-1865
Spanish-American War
1898-1899
World War 1
1917-1918
World War 2
1941-1945
Korean War
1950-1953
Viet Nam War
1964-1975
Desert Storm
1990-1991
Bush's Wars
2001-2021
Lived 1822-1893
2023
1776
Revolutionary War1776-1783
War of 18121812-1815
Mexican-American War1846-1848
Civil War1861-1865
Spanish-American War1898-1899
World War 11917-1918
World War 21941-1945
Korean War1950-1953
Viet Nam War1964-1975
Desert Storm1990-1991
Bush's Wars2001-2021
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
Maladies and Conditions
In the Hayes White House, profanity, tobacco, and liquor vanished. Although the people blamed
his wife, "Lemonade Lucy" Hayes, the President took the credit himself. But he could
joke about it. Once, when he was red from poison ivy, he made it a point to tell his audience
that his skin appeared so, not because he had abandoned his principles, but because of the
poison ivy
1a.
Reliability of this information is uncertain.
2
Odds and Ends
- Not surprisingly, the lack of alcohol in the White House inspired many comments, including one from Secretary of State Evarts. Having just dined at the White House, he was asked if he had a good time: "Splendid! Water flowed like champagne." 3a
Doctors
Resources
Cited Sources
- Boller, Paul F. Jr. Presidential Anecdotes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.
a pp.165-166
- Dugan, James. Bedlam in the boudoir. Colliers. 22 Feb. 1947; pages 17, 69-70.
Comment: Credibility is dubious. Just before a list of Presidents, the article states: "Twenty of the 32 Presidents ... are proved or believed on a thick web of circumstance to have been nocturnal nuisances in the White House."
- Stoddard, Henry L. It Costs to Be President. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1938.
a p.198
Comment: Stoddard was editor and owner of the New York Evening Mail from 1900 to 1925.
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