... ailment was often fatal (one doctor predicted in 1948 that JFK had only a year to live), since it involved an impairment of the adrenal glands, and a weakening of the immune system. Treatment with cortisone injections improved JFK's health, enabling him to gain weight and improve his skin color, but for the rest of his political career (and life) his health was ... state remained safely separate. His promises, and the growing tolerance of religion in America, had their effect, and he swept through the Democratic primaries in 1960, handily defeating his principle adversary, Minnesota Sen...

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