Unsolved History Season 1 JFK: Altered Statesman 2003
In the last ten years of his life, John F. Kennedy suffered from Addison's disease, a disorder in which the adrenal glands fail to produce the hormone cortisol, which helps the body respond to stress. While JFK denied allegations that he had the disease, one of its side effects was to give him a bronzed glow, which may have helped him look healthy in TV debates against Richard Nixon. JFK was taking the drug cortisone to treat the disease; the possibility is examined that he may have been overdosing on this drug, causing increased anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia and an increased sex drive. JFK also suffered from chronic back pain for which he took painkillers. ""Dr. Feelgood"" Max Jacobsen supplied JFK with amphetamines, but claimed they were vitamins, hormones and enzymes. Drug addiction may have played a role in the Cuban missile crisis, JFK's rumored infidelity, and even his own assassination.
- Released: 2003-08-13
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, Mystery
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3. Inside Hitler's Bunker 2002-10-23
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4. Forensics in the White House 2002-10-30
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5. Custer's Last Stand 2002-11-06
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6. The Alamo 2002-11-13
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7. The Iceman Mystery 2002-11-20
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8. Pearl Harbor: Death of the Arizona 2002-12-04
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9. The Death of the Red Baron 2002-12-18
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10. Shoot-Out at the O.K. Corral 2003-01-22
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11. The Boston Massacre 2003-02-05
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12. JFK: Death in Dealey Plaza 2003-02-26
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13. The Roman Colosseum 2003-03-12
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15. Who Killed Julius Caesar? 2003-05-31
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16. The Assassination of King Tut 2003-06-04
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17. Escapes from Alcatraz 2003-06-11
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18. JFK: Altered Statesman 2003-08-13
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19. Death of Princess Diana 2003-08-20
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20. San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 2003-09-03
