Those of us gray-haired folks who were around and watching politics in the ’90s remember Bill Clinton, the first Baby Boomer president, as a young chief executive. Clinton was the third-youngest president to assume office at 46 years old, beaten in that record only by John F. Kennedy and Theodore Roosevelt. But time marches on for us all; now former President Clinton is 78 years old and has had some health issues. On Monday, he was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for testing after developing a fever..
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Clinton, 78, “has been admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for testing and observation after developing a fever,” said Angel Ureña, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff.
“He is in good spirits and grateful for the care he is receiving,” Ureña said.
A source close to 42nd president said the situation is “not urgent.”
“The former president will be fine,” the source said. “He developed a fever and wanted to be checked out. He is awake and alert.”
The former president has had some previous health issues, some of which had the potential to be life-threatening.
Clinton has faced a number of health scares since he left office in 2001.
He underwent a quadruple bypass operation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in 2004, and returned to the same hospital for another heart procedure in 2010, when two stents were inserted into a coronary artery.
Clinton has also undergone surgery in 2005 for a partially collapsed lung. After the coronary stent procedure in 2010, he temporarily adopted a vegan diet but later amended that diet to include fish and lean meat.
The former president was also treated for sepsis in 2021 and tested positive for COVID-19 in 2022.
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The former president was active during the recent election season, attending campaign events as well as keeping a steady travel schedule to promote his book on American politics. It’s unclear as to whether his travel schedule led to or aggravated his current illness.
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Bill Clinton’s presidency was rocked by scandals, including his admitted extramarital affairs with Gennifer Flowers and Monica Lewinski. One poll taken when Clinton left the White House resulted in 58 percent of respondents answering “No” to the question, “Do you generally think Bill Clinton is honest and trustworthy?”
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