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What president was mostly confined to a wheelchair while in office?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 33rd President, served from 1933 to 1945. As a result of being stricken by a paralytic disease in 1921 (either polio or Guillain-Barré Syndrome) he had virtually no ability to walk while President.
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Can the president be unfit?
If you mean the US president, then yes, for instance President Roosevelt was confined to a wheelchair. A president does not have to be as fit as an Olympic athlete to hold office.
What president was mostly directly involved with the tenure of office act?
Andrew Johnson.
Which us president had an illness?
President Wilson suffered a massive stroke while in office. President F. D. Roosevelt had a condition that was probably misdiagnosed as polio that caused him to use a wheelchair during much of his presidency.
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Why was Franklin D. Roosevelt a good person to look up to?
Franklin D. Roosevelt is much admired because he successfully guided America through two great crises, which were the Great Depression, and WW II. His "New Deal" program brought about a fundamental change in American politics. Furthermore, he did this in spite of paralysis which confined him to a wheelchair. He was also the only American President who was elected to four terms of office.
Did Truman have polio?
No. Frank Delano Roosevelt did although the US people did not realise he was paralysed from the waist down. He was never photographed in a wheelchair. He died in office during WW2. Truman then became president.
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Executive office of the president
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WHEN A PRESIDENT COME INTO OFFICE WHEN A PRESIDENT COME INTO OFFICE
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