Medicine: Consultation on Ike

Do you think a man who has suffered a heart attack can be regarded as physically able to serve a term as President?

Based on what you have read about the nature of the President's illness, and assuming a normal convalescence in the next few months, do you think Mr. Eisenhower can be regarded as physically able to serve a second term?

These questions were contained in a circular sent to 470 U.S. heart specialists by an organization called the American Research Foundation of Princeton, N.J. Last week the American Medical Association indignantly advised doctors what to do with the questionnaires: throw them...

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