In 1893, amid a severe economic depression, President Grover Cleveland secretly underwent surgery aboard a yacht to remove a cancerous tumor from his mouth, a procedure kept hidden from the public to avoid further destabilizing confidence in the U.S. economy. This unprecedented secrecy, involving a team of physicians and an anesthetized Cleveland under the cover of night, remains one of the most remarkable examples of presidential discretion in American history. DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE A RATING OR A REVIEW! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise  LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY: https://www.podcastrepublic.net/get-it-now 

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