Health Challenges of Presidents Can Have Outsized Impact on History

The Treaty of Versailles, signed June 28, 1919, ended the war with Germany. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed the much-maligned treaty, which is blamed for causing conditions that led to WWII.
President Trump’s positive COVID-19 test and subsequent hospitalization has triggered a cascade of big questions about the American political process. With only one month until the 2020 election, the impact of Trump’s illness remains unclear.