I very pointedly said that they were mistaken in believing at the time that large doses of cortisone would make a person insane. Cortisone will not do that to you. But at the time, they thought it would. And to make matters worse, it was not just a medical belief, but a public belief, as seen in that James Mason movie.
And that is likewise a critical part of my argument. Despite any efforts to hide his problems by his family, and the media, the Washington elite on both sides of the aisle would quickly have figured out what his condition was, and the only known treatment for it at the time.
Also, don’t think the Republicans would act on that knowledge. JFK blatantly stole the election from Nixon, and Nixon refused to do anything about it. That is a bad Republican habit. McCain refused to go on the attack against Obama, likewise. Medical problems were off limits, at least as far as the Republicans were concerned. Remember as well the press refusing to show FDR in a wheelchair.
Perhaps it boils down to the old saying. “First you get disciples, and then they crucify you.” The cult of personality demands perfection, that followers always praise, and scoffers be shut up. This is why the press not only ignored JFK’s sex scandals, but treated those who mentioned them as enemies of the state.
The big question is still who, if the theory is correct, would have done the deed, in their mind to prevent a nuclear exchange. It really doesn’t narrow down the suspects.
“JFK blatantly stole the election from Nixon, and Nixon refused to do anything about it. That is a bad Republican habit. McCain refused to go on the attack against Obama, likewise. Medical problems were off limits, at least as far as the Republicans were concerned. Remember as well the press refusing to show FDR in a wheelchair...Perhaps it boils down to the old saying. ‘First you get disciples, and then they crucify you.’”
It seems strange to me that you are resonable enough to recognize the political decorum of the time, making medical secrets off-limits, and yet are so willing to believe that JFK insiders would be willing to violate all laws of decency by murdering their leader. I know Democrats are evil, but come on. They sat idly by while FDR was basically an invalid during his entire last term, and that was in wartime.