The Bizarre Careers of John R Brinkley Author:R. Alton Lee A popular joke of the 1920s posed the question, Whats the fastest thing on four legs? The punch line? A goat passing Dr. Brinkleys hospital! It seems that John R. Brinkleys virility rejuvenation curetransplanting goat gonads into aging menhad taken the nation by storm. Never mind that D... more »oc Brinkleys medical credentials were shaky at best and that he prescribed medication over the airwaves via his high-power radio stations. The man built an empire. The Kansas Medical Board combined with the Federal Radio Commission to revoke Brinkleys medical and radio licenses, which various courts upheld. Not to be stopped by a mere Court, Brinkley started a write-in campaign for Governor. He received more votes than any other candidate but lost due to invalidated and misplaced ballots. Brinkleys tactics, particularly the use of his radio station and personal airplane, changed political campaigning forever. Brinkley then moved his radio medical practice to Del Rio, Texas, and began operating a border blaster on the Mexico side of the Rio Grande. His rogue stations, XER and its successor XERA, eventually broadcast at an antenna-shattering 1,000,000 watts and were not only a haven for Brinkleys lucrative quackery, but also hosted an unprecedented number of then-unknown country musicians and other guests. The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley tells the story of the infamous Goat Gland Doctorcontroversial medical charlatan, groundbreaking radio impresario, and prescient political campaignerand recounts his amazing rags to riches to rags career.« less