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Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 5 (V), 10/30/1995, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • in 1955 and return to his position as majority leader, then on to the vice presidency and then to the presidency would, he hoped, be encouraging to many people who also had coronary disease. And I'm sure it was, because not only Eisenhower but Johnson's
Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 6 (VI), 10/31/1995, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • , always discussed his problems with Mrs. Johnson, and tried to be as honest as I could but always with the hope that I think any good physician should translate to his patients. I did discuss with her after the Charlottesville attack that this obviously
Oral history transcript, J. Willis Hurst, interview 2 (II), 6/16/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • on the Potomac, which was Kennedy's old yacht, as I recall. It just happened to be that my wife and I were in the car with the President. Mrs. Johnson had gone on with someone else. The chauffeur was an old friend that I had known since 1955. I became, I hope
Oral history transcript, J.Willis Hurst, interview 3 (III), 11/8/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of stories suggesting that he was presidential timber and perhaps in 1956 he might be the Democratic nominee. When did you first get insights that Lyndon Johnson did have presidential hopes? Was it at all in connection with the heart attack? Do you think he
Oral history transcript, J. Willis Hurst, interview 1 (I), 5/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • of his chest pain. I believe he was playing dominoes or some game with his friends there, including Brown, and began to have chest pain. Now, I'll interject some interesting notes, at least notes I hope are interesting along the line. Mr. Brown apparently