Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 5 (V), 10/30/1995, by Ted Gittinger

Title:

Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 5 (V), 10/30/1995, by Ted Gittinger

Number of Pages:

30

Description:

Kennedy’s assassination and LBJ’s handling of the transition; gallbladder removal; LBJ’s display of his surgery scar to reporters; trip to Nicaragua; LBJ’s throat surgery and hernia repair; LBJ’s attempt to make Hurst White House physician; rehabilitation for heart attack patients; 10-4-67 meeting with Mrs. Johnson regarding LBJ’s health; LBJ’s decision not to run in 1968; LBJ’s smoking habit; LBJ’s weight; angina pectoris, February 1970; treatment strategy for LBJ’s heart problems

Contributor:

Hurst, J. Willis

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with J.Willis Hurst

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details