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Notable cases - Jimmy Carter

Although former President Jimmy Carter was briefly in the news for a hemorrhoid instance in 1984, he was a far more "notable" case in 1978 while in office as President, about which there was much discussion in the media.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/12/22/carter-suffering-from-hemorrhoidal-pain-takes-day-off/90305473-3403-4a88-bd45-7937329219cc/

"December 21, 1978 at 7:00 p.m. EST

"President Carter described by aides as suffering from "an aggravated hemorrhoid problem" and facing possible surgery, canceled all of his appointments yesterday and spent most of the day in bed in the White House..." Robcat2075 (talk) 14:25, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]