President Joe Biden said on Sunday 2024 presidential election.
The White House press office told Fox News Digital on Monday that “health was not a factor” in the president’s decision to pull out, but several doctors have expressed concern about signs of cognitive decline after Biden’s widely criticized performance in the June 27 presidential debate.
Two medical experts told Fox News Digital that Biden’s decision to step down was President’s Health.
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But Biden is not the only president whose reelection could be thwarted. Health issues or concerns.
There are five more.
American presidents Woodrow Wilson (far left), Franklin D. Roosevelt (center), and Theodore Roosevelt (right) all experienced health problems while in office. (Getty Images)
1. Chester A. Arthur (21st President, 1881-1884)
After being elected as the 21st president of the United States in 1881, Chester Arthur experienced health complications from malaria, which was prevalent in Washington, D.C., throughout the 19th century, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
According to the NIH report, in 1882, Arthur continued to suffer from progressive fatigue, extreme weight loss, and peripheral edema.
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After further medical tests, Arthur was diagnosed with Bright’s disease (now known as chronic kidney disease).
Portrait of Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886, 21st President of the United States) painted in the 1880s. (Glasshouse Vintage/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The president’s health deteriorated during his final two years in office, with reported symptoms including fluid retention, chills (shaking or rigors), nausea, and colicky-like abdominal pain.
As the 1884 election approached, Arthur sought re-election for a second term, but lost the Republican nomination to then-Speaker of the House James G. Blaine.
Blaine subsequently lost the election to Democrat Grover Cleveland.
According to the Smithsonian Institution, Arthur died on November 18, 1886 at age 57.
2. Theodore Roosevelt (26th President, 1901-1908)
Theodore Roosevelt was nearly 43 when he became commander in chief in 1901 after the assassination of President William McKinley, according to the White House Historical Association.
Roosevelt was re-elected in 1904.
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After William Howard Taft’s term in office began in 1909, Roosevelt decided to re-enter the electoral race in 1912 and formed his own “Bull Moose” party.
On October 14, 1912, while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Roosevelt was shot in an assassination attempt outside the Gil Patrick Hotel.
President Theodore Roosevelt is pictured in the Oval Office in Washington, DC on February 10, 1903. (History Archive/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images)
History.com reports that the bullet was slowed by Roosevelt’s heavy coat, a reinforced concrete eyeglass case, and a 50-page copy of the speech that he had folded and placed in the inside right pocket of his jacket.
The bullet penetrated the president’s right chest but did not damage a lung, and although it remained lodged in his rib cage, it was deemed safer to proceed without surgery.
On this day in history, October 14, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest and the campaign halted within minutes.
Roosevelt continued to campaign while recovering, but was defeated in the 1912 election by Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
3. Woodrow Wilson (28th President, 1913-1920)
Woodrow Wilson served two full terms and planned to run for a third.
But the NIH said the then-president was “severely impaired” by a neurological condition and suffered a stroke both before and during his presidency.
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Before taking office, he had suffered three strokes that had damaged his right hand and left arm and left him blind in his left eye.
While in office in October 1919, Wilson suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed on the left side and with only partial sight in his right eye.
According to the NIH report, he was unable to leave his bed for weeks.
The portrait of Woodrow Wilson was taken in 1910 while campaigning for governor of New Jersey. (Circa Images/GHI/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Wilson never fully recovered from the incident.
In the 1920s, Republicans sought confirmation that he could still fulfill his constitutional duties.
The president’s physician, Dr. Cary Grayson, has not commented publicly on Wilson’s health as he seeks reelection to a third term.
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However, by the time of the Democratic Convention that summer, Grayson had informed party officials of Wilson’s poor health and refused to run for a third term.
Wilson ultimately lost the presidential nomination, and Republican Warren G. Harding was elected in 1921.
4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (32nd President, 1932-1945)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was elected president for four terms during World War II and was the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.
According to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum, Roosevelt had plagued health problems after being paralyzed by polio at age 39.
Pictured here is Franklin Roosevelt (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States, sitting at his desk in Washington, DC, in 1933. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
According to the NIH report, President Roosevelt was diagnosed with heart disease during his third term in office but kept the disease secret from the public before he was up for reelection to a fourth term.
Throughout 1944, Roosevelt’s team of doctors monitored his declining health, continually recording his high blood pressure readings.
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According to the Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, these cardiac complications were caused by “the endless stresses and strains of the war.”
Roosevelt was chosen as the Democratic nominee in 1944 and continued to campaign despite doubts about his fitness to serve as president.
Pictured here is President Franklin Roosevelt sitting at his desk in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, in 1934. (History Archive/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images)
Although Roosevelt won his fourth presidential election, he was “debilitated” by illness, according to the NIH.
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Roosevelt’s blood pressure reached 300/190 and he lost consciousness.
Bruen diagnosed the incident as a stroke and pronounced the president dead at age 63.
5. Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th President, 1953-1960)
According to the NIH, Dwight Eisenhower began his first term in 1953 and suffered from two major illnesses.
He suffered a heart attack in September 1955 and was unable to remain in the White House until December while he recuperated.
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Although Eisenhower had received medical clearance, cardiologists had not recommended that he run for a second term, the NIH reported.
The president decided to run for reelection anyway, and in June 1956 he suffered a second major health problem and was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease.
President Dwight Eisenhower is photographed with West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt in Washington, DC, on February 11, 1959. (Circa Images/GHI/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Eisenhower underwent successful laparotomy and ileal bypass surgery to treat an intestinal blockage.
After making a full recovery, Eisenhower was re-elected to a second term, despite doubts from his opponents about his fitness to serve as president.
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The following year, in November 1957, Eisenhower suffered a stroke, but ultimately completed his presidency.
After leaving office, Eisenhower suffered multiple heart attacks in the 1960s.
He died of heart failure on March 28, 1969, at the age of 78.
