1919: President Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke, leaving him
paralyzed on his left side and blind in his left eye. He would
be confined to bed for weeks, then have to use a wheelchair and
a cane to get around. With few exceptions, he was kept out of
the presence of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, his cabinet
and Congressional visitors to the White House for the remainder
of his term. Here he's seen in his first posed photograph after
his stroke, taken from his right, non-paralyzed side with wife
Edith holding a document steady while he signs. The full extent
of his disability was kept from the public until after his death
on Feb. 3, 1924.