He was ushered out of his bed almost immediately...and sent to Morocco...
Kissinger interceded and begged Carter to let him come to the states and be seen and die here... He said no. He was seen BRIEFLY....BRIEFLY at Mayo’s and ushered out of the country almost the next day.
I know this story all too well.
Carter let him in for 24 hrs as a token gesture. Please don’t give Carter any accolades...EVeryone at FR knows what he did to the Shah.
... He was seen BRIEFLY....BRIEFLY at Mayo’s and ushered out of the country almost the next day.
Carter let him in for 24 hrs as a token gesture.
I know this story all too well.
Apparently you don't know what really happened at all.
1. The Shah was admitted into the US on October 22nd, 1979.
2. He never went to the Mayo Clinic.
3. He was treated in New York City at the New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for 41 days.
4. His entire treatment was complicated by the fact that for a long time he had been hiding the fact that he had cancer from some of his doctors, from the United States government, and even from himself.
5. In late November, 1979, the Shah had an operation to remove gallstones and doctors then announced that his condition had stabilized.
6. Of course the Carter administration had made it clear to the Shah that his presence was not helpful during the hostage crisis. And apparently the Shah had previously agreed that his visit would only last as long as his urgent medical treatment. But it was ultimately the Shah's decision to leave and return to Mexico where he had an estate. However, at this point the Mexican government announced that the Shah was no longer welcome in Mexico.
7. On December 2nd, 1979 the Shah was flown to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. He spend almost two weeks there while the Carter administration looked for another country where he could go. During this time he was treated at the Wilford Hall hospital on base. He began to have a recurrence of an enlarged spleen and was advised by specialists to stay in the US and have it removed.
8. At this point Panama (not Morocco) agreed to accept the Shah and the Carter administration asked him to go there. The Shah agreed to go to Panama where he planned to have his spleen operation done by American surgeons (including Michael DeBakey).
9. The Shah left for Panama on December 15th, 1979, having been in the US for 54 days (not 24 hours).
Apparently a lot has been written about the Shah's medical treatment. Here are some links: link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5, link 6, link 7.