Presidents in health crises: Trump more hands-on than many

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Last Updated : Mar 23 2020 | 4:40 PM IST

Woodrow Wilson was more focused on the end of World War I than a flu virus that was making its way around the globe, ultimately sickening hundreds of thousands of Americans, including the president himself.

George W. Bush stood with a bullhorn on a pile of rubble after the 9/11 attacks on lower Manhattan and promised that the people who were responsible "will hear all of us soon."
"He was entirely focused on the war. Period."
"He didn't have to be in front of the podium, but you knew he was there."

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First Published: Mar 23 2020 | 4:40 PM IST

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