Alternative evidence from today's medical science believes it was not polio but a form of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
It was just a matter of decency in a bygone era.
Disagree but you're welcome to your opinion. The historical record of how the press treats those whom they favor is pretty extensive. FDR was merely an early chapter and H-> is the latest, IMO.
...he was in good health (until the last couple of years)...
As other FReepers have posted ahead of me, this is the crux of the matter behind the press covering for FDR. The truth is he had no business running for re-election in 1944 and the American people were darn lucky with the choice of Harry Truman as VP for that election.
My paternal grandmother had Guillain-Barre Syndrome. She eventually learned to cope with it, but she battled depression over it for a long time. I love and admire my grandmother, but I would not have wanted her to be president during that time!