Presidential Fitness Test

January 27, 2006

When careful observers noticed Dick Cheney wearing mismatched shoes recently, they took it as a clue about the Veep's health. But don't expect straight answers from the White House - the executive branch has rarely been forthcoming about the health of our leaders. Dr. Robert Gilbert, author of The Mortal Presidency: Illness and Anguish in the White House, tells Bob that fitness in the White House is often not what it appears to be.


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