The amendment was created after Woodrow Wilson had a stroke toward the end of his second term and was alive, but not fully cognitively functional. The story goes that no one knew if Wilson was acting as president or if his wife and one of his advisors was actually doing the job.
25th amendment anyone?
The amendment was created after Woodrow Wilson had a stroke toward the end of his second term and was alive, but not fully cognitively functional. The story goes that no one knew if Wilson was acting as president or if his wife and one of his advisors was actually doing the job.