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Well IIRC it was a TV programme from I think it was Channel 4 or 5 which aren't always known for their detailed analysis so I take it with a pinch of salt but it could be the case. The fact she was divorced would have been an issue but possibly not an insurmountable one. Think about Princess...

OK that last point could well make a difference. He made enemies of course - he's a politician. ;) However I'm thinking less some dirty tricks, although he might well know some secrets that Kennedy wouldn't want made public. More that given his massive popularity with the general...

SG A bit short of time but a few responses: a) FDR if he decides not to run would still have some influence and as you point out he was very experienced at dirty tricks himself so I wouldn't like to be a candidate he was opposed to. Also while he was seriously ill/dying in 1944 he was still...

As SG says he had several paths to wealth and influence and was already wealthy when he became ambassador to Britain. Could easily have had other irons in the fire so to speak and have been involved in some insider trading or something like that. Or it could have been partly rumours by...

The question would be if FDR was too ill to stand how likely would Kennedy become the Democrat candidate? Especially if he's already made himself unpopular with Roosevelt, who because of his huge influence is likely to be the kingmaker if he can't stay king. Plus he's a Catholic which was a...