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The Unless you've been living under Iraq, you are probably aware that there is a great deal of concern about President Biden's condition.

Concern that intensified on June 27th during a debate between

the president and his Republican challenger, former President Trump. Now, I'll be honest,

I've been absolutely spellbound by the situation. It certainly isn't the first time that the

president's health has been an issue, but it's probably the first time that such a situation

is happening so publicly. After all, when Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt dealt with

major debilitating illnesses, they didn't have to worry about their every move being

scrutinized on Twitter or Facebook. So in many ways, this current situation is unprecedented. We have by far the oldest

president ever at 81 years of age. We have an election year in which a former president is running

against the current president. And we have a rather volatile situation politically, both at home

and abroad. So there are many questions

people have, but we also want to cover some of the history that informs this situation.

So our guest today might be familiar with you. His name is Roy Brownell. He is an author,

attorney, and a lecturer. He's been published in several academic journals, such as presidential

studies quarterly, and he served in high-level positions in the Senate and the State Department.

He's also a returning guest. He's appeared on previous episodes titled, Why America Could Have a

Presidential Succession Crisis and the Vice Presidency,, America's strangest office. So make

sure you check those out if you haven't already. So thanks for being on our show.

Richard, thank you so much for having me back. I really appreciate it. So when the founders

drafted the Constitution, so we're going to go all the way back to the founding of the country,

so when the founders drafted the Constitution in 1787,

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