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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the only President with a disability, and was often in a wheelchair or on crutches. What was the public's opinion on this? Did anyone try to argue he was unfit for office? Was the White House outfitted with ramps/rails to assist him? How difficult was travelling abroad?

by /u/George_S_Patton_III in /r/AskHistorians

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