Though carefully hidden for years with the willing complicity of the press, the seriousness of President John F. Kennedy's health problems becomes a serious public issue at about the same time as the concerted push to pass the Comprehensive Civil Rights Act gets going. Questions about cover-ups and wrongdoing in concealing JFK's potentially debilitating health conditions begin to damage his credibility and trustworthiness with the public. In the meantime, disastrous Congressional elections in 1966 and the increasing intransigence of the Soviets make the prospects for the end of Kennedy's second term bleak. Length: 22:25 Show Notes For This Episode Next Episode: June 6, 2021
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