No ordinary time, no ordinary men: the relationship between Harvey Cushingand Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1928-1939

Authors
Rovit, RL Couldwell, WT
Citation
Rl. Rovit et Wt. Couldwell, No ordinary time, no ordinary men: the relationship between Harvey Cushingand Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1928-1939, J NEUROSURG, 95(2), 2001, pp. 354-368
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
ISSN journal
00223085 → ACNP
Volume
95
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
354 - 368
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3085(200108)95:2<354:NOTNOM>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The authors elucidate the strong personal relationship that developed betwe en Dr. Harvey Cushing and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) from 1928 to 1939 , as manifested in their frequent letters to each other. The relationship w as initiated by the marriage of their children. Through his correspondence with FDR, Cushing was able to affect several medical issues of the period. The relationship of these two individuals is set within the historical, soc ial, and political contexts of the times.