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President Woodrow Wilson suffered a debilitating stroke in 1919, leaving him mostly blind and partially paralyzed. He spent the last 17 months of his presidency sequestered in the White House. How capable and mentally fit was he? Why didn't the vice president take over? Why didn't Wilson step down?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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