Dr. Feelgood : the shocking story of the doctor who may have changed history by treating and drugging JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, and other prominent figures / Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes.
Publisher:
Skyhorse Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
xvi, 191 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-188) and index.
Contents:
JFK and Dr. Max Jacobson in Camelot -- A kosher butcher's son -- Setting up shop in Berlin -- A new life in Czechoslovakia and Paris -- Coming to America -- Milton Blackstone, Eddie FIsher, and the tragic undoing of Bob Cummings -- The Vienna Summit -- Max, Mel, and "The Mick" -- Marilyn -- Dallas -- The whistle blower -- The final days -- Miracle Max or Mad Max? -- Max Jacobson patient list.
Summary:
Doctor Max Jacobson, whom the Secret Service under President John F. Kennedy code-named "Dr. Feelgood," developed a unique "energy formula" that altered the paths of some of the twentieth-century's most iconic figures, including President and Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis.
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