I wrote <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/02/the-last-time-an-unfit-incumbent-ran-for-reelection/amp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">yesterday about how it is the natural reflex</a> of a White House to lie about the condition of an ailing president, with a focus on FDR in 1944. Two books to check out on this period, by the way, are <a href="https://www.amazon.com/1944-Year-That-Changed-History/dp/1439114080/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?adgrpid=56350417096&amp;hvadid=274723236374&amp;hvdev=m&amp;hvlocphy=9003437&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=2074144131374384200&amp;hvtargid=kwd-302346879568&amp;hydadcr=15177_9602979&amp;keywords=1944+by+jay+winik&amp;qid=1707912668&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1944 by Jay Winik</a>, and the forthcoming <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ascent-Power-Truman-Emerged-Roosevelts/dp/0593186443" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ascent to Power</a> by David Roll.

Two books capture this era well.{ai:summary}White House lies about ailing presidents, as seen with FDR in 1944. Recommended books: "1944" by Jay Winik and forthcoming "Ascent to Power" by David Roll. #history

The Corner: The Spirit of 1944

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