John F Kennedy was the youngest ever elected president of the United States - brimming with health and vitality – at least that’s what he wanted people to believe.
In reality he had the most complex health history of anyone to occupy the White House and was taking a crazy cocktail of medication including steroids, barbiturates, opiate pain killers and testosterone before descending into the complete madness of Dr Feelgood’s amphetamine injections.

This video explores the shocking, but little known medical history of JFK and asks the question of what all those pills and injections could have done to the mind of the man with his finger on the nuclear button.

Finding Out More:
Some of JFK’s medical records can be seen online at the JFK Library. Robert Dallek’s biography John F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life 1917-1963 is a well-researched and detailed conventional biography that describes a lot of JFK’s medical problems. However, Richard A. Lertzman’s book – Dr Feelgood: The Shocking Story of the Doctor Who May Have Changed History by Treating and Drugging JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, and Other Prominent Figures is a fascinating read even if it seems a little far-fetched at times. Both are available through my Amazon store page: [ Ссылка ]

Academic Reference;
Macchia, D., Lippi, D., Bianucci, R., and Donell, S. (2020). President John F Kennedy’s medical history: coeliac disease and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 96(1139), 543-549.
Pait, T. G., and Dowdy, J. T. (2017). John F. Kennedy’s back: chronic pain, failed surgeries, and the story of its effects on his life and death. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 27(3), 247-255.

Copyright Disclaimer:
The primary purpose of this video is educational. I have tried to use material in the public domain or with Creative Commons Non-attribution licences wherever possible. Where attribution is required, I have listed this below. I believe that any copyright material used falls under the remit of Fair Use, but if any content owners would like to dispute this, I will not hesitate to immediately remove that content. It is not my intention to infringe on content ownership in any way. If you happen to find your art or images in the video, please let me know and I will be glad to credit you.

Images:
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Wellcome Collection
JFK Library
Music:
Overture to Jacques Offenbach's opera Orpheus in the Underworld. CC1.0 via Musopen

Video produced by Graeme Yorston and Tom Yorston.

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