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Pox, Polio, and Poison in the Oval Office Pox, Polio, and Poison in the Oval Office

Medical history of American presidents

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November 17

1751: George Washington developed smallpox.

1886: Chester Arthur suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage.

1934: Lyndon Baines Johnson married Claudia Alta Taylor (Lady Bird).

1919: Woodrow Wilson had recovered enough from his October 2nd stroke to sit in a wheelchair.

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