This reminds me in a way of The Newseum, and an exhibit they had in 2000 about the press. The ads at the time mentioned how FDR fell during a speech, yet most of the general public knew nothing about it. Then they mentioned how much coverage Bob Dole's fall got in 1996.
How long did it take before we found out about Lewinsky? What, a year or so? That's a whole different ballgame, but I am fairly certain there are lots of things that go on at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW that we don't know about. From the mundane to the disturbing, I'd imagine.
I'm glad he's okay too, but I wonder if he was rooting for the Niners in that SF-GB game.