Many members of WH Press Corps were fully aware of Kennedy’s prescription drug issues as well as his non-stop womanizing...and said nothing, not even after he left office.
But, the FDR problem you highlight is even more remarkable. That they would refuse to report FDR’s use of a wheelchair is terrifying. Even today, you rarely hear that factoid discussed by members of the mainstream media. I bet a significant percentage of Americans know today FDR wasn’t ambulatory (if they know the name at all).
In other words the media hasn’t changed one bit for almost a hundred years in covering up the medical conditions of Democrat presidents! I’m wondering what narrative they’ll use when Joe is forced out of office!