Talk:Howard Hughes

Unsourced Humphrey Accusation
The article makes this assertion without providing a reference: "Meier, in collaboration with former Vice President Hubert Humphrey and others, wanted to feed misinformation…" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.205.56.144 (talk • contribs) 19:49 13 June 2021 (UTC)

GA
I have removed the "status" that this was a failed GAC, as there does not appear to have ever been a GA review. Sock edit.1. — Maile (talk) 14:31, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

My recent edits to the D-2 and XF-11 sections
When I posted my recent edits, I forgot to specify that they contain self-authored text copied from version 1104716775 of Hughes D-2 and version 1104243699 of Hughes XF-11. Carguychris (talk) 19:02, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Early Life section
Paragraph 9 mentions “F-11” which I believe should read “XF-11” 2600:1700:120:A630:71E2:FB2A:2A8A:5E6F (talk) 03:53, 12 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes, it should, and I've corrected it. F-11 properly refers to the intended production version, none of which were built. Carguychris (talk) 04:24, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Congressional Hearings
How is there nothing in this article about the 1947 hearings with the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program? 72.78.149.143 (talk) 22:39, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Neurosyphilis
There is a sentence in the article that alleges that Hughes had 'brain trauma' from neurosyphilis diagnosed in 1932, which is indeed something that was reported on in their source, but autopsy showed that Hughes had never suffered from syphilis and with his history of medical treatment, he would have been cured of syphilis by the nature of the treatment. It is lazy to report that Hughes had syphilis-induced brain damage when there is no evidence to indicate as such 2A02:C7C:4698:F800:39E3:8C19:2B33:D76C (talk) 11:59, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Do you have a reliable source for your claim? DuncanHill (talk) 12:00, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes - the source is already cited on the page c[61] vs. c[161]. It is fine to report that Brown and Broeske's 1996 biography reports that he was diagnosed with neurosyphilis in 1932, but it is not fine to say that his actions were a result of brain trauma caused by neurosyphilis. Brown and Boeske's book is a non-medical biography and Tennant's (2007) article is specifically pre-occupied with reviewing the medical evidence, presents a medical history post-penicillin that would have cured him of syphilis and brain autopsy results that show no evidence of syphilitic lesions. 2A02:C7C:4698:F800:39E3:8C19:2B33:D76C (talk) 12:09, 23 August 2023 (UTC)