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Oral history transcript, J. Willis Hurst, interview 1 (I), 5/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: J. WILLIS HURST INTERVIEWER: T. H. BAKER PLACE: Dr. Hurst's office, Atlanta, Georgia Tape 1 of 2 B: Sir, let me just outline very briefly the dates of your career here. You were born on October 21, 1920 in Cooper, Kentucky (Dr. Hurst note
Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 6 (VI), 10/31/1995, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • , 1995 INTERVIEWEE: J. WILLIS HURST INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: LBJ Library, Austin, Texas Tape 1 of 1, Side 1 G: You want to start with-- H: New Orleans. G: --with New Orleans. All right, sir, go ahead. He called you there on--I
Oral history transcript, J. Willis Hurst, interview 2 (II), 6/16/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: J. WILLIS HURST INTERVIEWER: T. H. BAKER PLACE: Dr. Hurst's office, Atlanta, Georgia Tape 1 of 2 B: We're now up to the presidential years, sir. You were just telling me before I turned on the machine that your personal relationship
Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 3 (III), 11/8/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • said, "Yes, sir, it's normal." He said, "Well, Eisenhower has just called me and wanted to know why his wasn't normal." (Laughter) So that's sort of a side issue. Dr. White used to tell that story himself. But I think, in reflecting on his heart attack
Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 4 (IV), 2/27/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of that trip was merely coming home. Certainly the landing in Ireland was just part of the hopscotching across the ocean. The Labrador [stop], I have a feeling, though I don't know our purpose there, I suspect it was on the way to a degree, but also where he
Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 5 (V), 10/30/1995, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • going to his home, [The] Elms. We were listening on the radio, and then Air Force One landed and he was giving his announcement that he would do the best that he could for his country. I went on to The Elms. In a little while he came in. There were