WALTER EARLY CRAIG - Oswald’s "Defense" Counsel

WALTER EARLY CRAIG 

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(AP)-Walter Early Craig, who took over Friday as new president of the 115,000-member American Bar Association almost became an engineer, a prodigal son in a family of lawyers. The Phoenix attorney's greatgrandfather, grandfather and father were lawyers. But when Craig, an only son, enrolled in college, it was to study engineering and three years were to pass before he was drawn to the family profession. His son, too, threatened to break the spell by taking up med- yet his have legal ieine. He lasted three years be fore turning to law. Craig, 54, may not reached the apex of career. Sen. Carl Hayden, D-Ariz., has nominated him for a federal judgeship in Arizona. Said Hayden: "Walter's achievements speak for themselves. I know of no other lawyer in my state, or as a matter of fact, in the nation, who enjoys greater respect among his colleagues." Craig follows in the path of several bar presidents who held another major post at the same time. Charles Evans Hughes did double duty as president of the bar and secretary of state; and George Sutherland headed the bar and served as a senator from Utah. Craig now devotes full time to . the law. In the early 1950s, how- ever, he served as a Democratic precinct committeeman, and ran unsuccessfully for the Arizona Senate. Craig is a friendly, easy - to talk to man. A pipe in the corner of his mouth seems to serve as a device to give him more time to think before speaking. A native of Oakland, Calif., he came to Arizona in 1919, then returned to California for his college education. He won his wife and legal degree at Stanford. He received another degree honorary doctor of law from Arizona State University this Spring.

WALTER E. CRAIG
severed on the 25th amendment committee.
 Questions had arose in Fordham Law Review a month before JFK assassination about the amendment to constitution. This was due to Ike's irregular health in 55-57 including a heart attack an abdominal surgery and a stroke.
Dwight D. Eisenhower. 5-star general during World War II. 34th President of the United States. He established NASA and the Interstate Highway System. And he experienced aphasia.
We’ve been profiling well-known people with aphasia, including [color:6778=CC0000]Ralph Waldo Emerson and [color:6778=CC0000]Gabby Giffords. Aphasia can affect anyone; even presidents.

The President’s Health

While he was the first president to release his health records, he also kept the severity of his heart attacks from the public. A heart attack in 1955 created health problems which culminated in a stroke in 1957 during a cabinet meeting. This stroke left him temporarily unable to speak or move his hand.
His New York Times obituary references his aphasia, which was present while he was in office.

The demands of the times would have taxed the energy of the healthiest of men, and they were especially heavy for Eisenhower on account of his heart attack and his bout of ileitis. His health was further compromised Nov. 25, 1957, when he suffered an occlusion of a small branch of the middle cerebral artery on the left side. He was left with a mild aphasia (difficulty in speaking) and he was not pronounced recovered from the stroke until March 1, 1958.

Yes, even presidents of the United States are not immune to strokes, and this one occurred and was treated while Eisenhower was in office.

The Stroke and Aftermath

According to page 123 in “Medical management of political patients: the case of Dwight D. Eisenhower“:

While speaking to his secretary on November 25, 1957, Eisenhower found he could not complete his sentences. When examined he had neither motor nor sensory impairment. The diagnosis was occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery. Eisenhower, who was 67 years old and had three years remaining in his second term of office, was already taking coumadin at this time.

Moreover:

After remaining in seclusion for 3 days, Eisenhower returned to work, his speech not yet back to normal. To some, the press coverage of his difficulties in this period seemed “unnecessarily savage and sadistic,” since some reporters seemed to be counting the number of goofs Eisenhower made during a press conference. But unlike the 1955 heart attack and the 1956 abdominal operation, the 1957 stroke occurred at a time when important presidential meetings were scheduled.

His feelings wavered when it came to his aphasia, both laughing it off and expressing frustration (p 124):

His reactions to his speech difficulties were variable. Among friends he would occasionally laugh off his mistakes, but on one occasion, when he was having difficulty speaking, he said with effort “There’s nothing the matter with me, I’m perfectly all right.”

Of course he also knew he wasn’t “perfectly all right” and made arrangements with Vice President Nixon on what would happen if he couldn’t do his duties as President. This idea became the basis of the 25th Amendment: “If a president dies or resigns, the vice president takes over and then he appoints a new vice president.”



Wlater e Craig helped solidify Johnson the VP as successor.
Now we shall see if this affect the current administration.

Cheers, Ed

Note what reason Craig was hired and how he later clarified his role as "reviewing the evidence" and there was no longer talk of him being a sort of counsel for Oswald.
His attendance...
Craig asked questions of the Limo, driver and Co-pilot.
Not much else.
Craig had two assistants who attended a few sessions, that Craig could not or would not appear at, like MARK LANES'

Lane was critical of Craig from the start and Craig did not disappoint.

Later Craig defended a commission he hardly cared attended,. If he was so inclinded he may pose questions through Belin. 
Basically no direct questions other than Greer or Kellerman.

Can you imagine an actual adversary on the commission ...Heavens to Murgatroyd!