[Pelham]

The puffiness in JFK's face was caused by cortisone. His medical use of that drug was public knowledge. His recreational drug use was another matter.

[Devil_Anse]

I don't recall that his illnesses, such as Addison's Disease, were public knowledge in 1961-63. Are you saying, OTOH, that he and his physician had announced to the world that he used cortisone (not saying that that is used for Addison's disease, presume it was used for injuries Kennedy'd had), back in the years he was president, or before? The drug my father mentioned I can't remember exactly; don't think it was cortisone. All I know is, my father was an expert on many drugs and illnesses and I trust his judgment.