The President Is a Sick Man Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth

by Algeo, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9781613744567
• ISBN10: 1613744560
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-01
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Summary

An extraordinary yet almost unknown chapter in American history is revealed in this extensively researched expose. On July 1, 1893, President Grover Cleveland boarded a friend's yacht and was not heard from for five days. During that time, a team of doctors removed a cancerous tumor from the president's palate along with much of his upper jaw. When an enterprising reporter named E. J. Edwards exposed the secret operation, Cleveland denied it and Edwards was consequently dismissed as a disgrace to journalism. Twenty-four years later, one of the president's doctors finally revealed the incredible truth, but many Americans simply would not believe it. After all, Grover Cleveland's political career was built upon honestyhis most memorable quote was "Tell the truth"so it was nearly impossible to believe he was involved in such a brazen cover-up. This is the first full account of the disappearance of Grover Cleveland during that summer more than a century ago.

Author Biography

Matthew Algeo is an award-winning journalist who has reported from three continents for public radio’s All Things Considered, Marketplace, and Morning Edition. He is the author of Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure and Last Team Standing. He lives in Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The Operation
A Rough Spot	p. 5
Big Steve	p. 19
The Dread Disease	p. 39
DR. Keen	p. 63
The Oneida	p. 81
The Scoop
The Cover-Up	p. 101
The Newspaperman	p. 127
Exposed	p. 141
Liar	p. 155
Vindication
Aftermath	p. 177
The Truth (At Last)	p. 207
Postmortem	p. 217
Acknowledgments	p. 229
Cast of Characters	p. 231
Sources	p. 235
Bibliography	p. 237
Index	p. 243
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