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Why it's hard to remove, or even diagnose, mentally ill or unstable presidents

  • Written by John Rogan, Visiting Clinical Professor of Law, Fordham University
Richard Nixon flashes the victory sign on the night he received the Republican nomination for president Aug. 9, 1968 in Miami.AP File/AP Photo

In the wake of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, members of Congress set out to update the procedures for handling an unable president. They soon realized that some situations would be far...

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