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2nd try: Before inauguration day, Franklin Pierce and his wife suffered a tragedy, witnessing the graphic death of their only remaining child, and he entered office deeply distraught. Did this prompt any consideration of how the government should handle a President emotionally unfit for his duties?

by /u/td4999 in /r/AskHistorians

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