Fillmore was the first President who was a health nut. He did not smoke or drink, and was
fastidious about measures he believed could affect his physical well-being
1a.
For example, one hot summer night in Washington, he left the White House to sleep in the cooler
and breezier part of Washington known as Georgetown because of the malaria risk
1b.
Doctors
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MacMahon, Edward B. and Curry, Leonard. Medical Cover-Ups in the White House. Washington, DC: Farragut, 1987.
a p.18 b p.15
Dugan, James. Bedlam in the boudoir. Colliers. 22 Feb. 1947; pages 17, 69-70.
Comment: Credibility is dubious. Just before a list of Presidents, the article states: "Twenty of the 32 Presidents ... are proved or believed on a thick web of circumstance to have been nocturnal nuisances in the White House."
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