Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23

DENVER. Oct ~ Rs--
Follo,uiae Is the White House
tyanscript OF the neios con-
ference held here today by
DR.. Paul Dudley White OF
Boston on President Eisen-
hower's condition,
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty - Gentlemen
Just before We start with DR.
Whites conference, you know
the gentlemen here at the table
Or. Mattingly Of Walter Reed
Or. Snyder, the Presidents per.
sonal physician. Or. White. DR.
Pollock OF Fitzsimons tArmy
hospitaD.
There is one little item that ]
thought you would like before
DR.. White starts, The President
and Mrs. Eisenhower were Quitt
thrilled this morning TO receive
what Mrs. Eisenhower called 9
little piece Of the Gettysbure
farm.
1t was brought out on the
plane last night and consisted o.
rosesgarden roses and small
chrysanthemums from the Presi-
dents flower garden ct Gettys-
burg, In addition to vegetables
grown on the farm--turnips, tur-
nip green's. tomatoes. corn ailc
green peppers.
Got . Kick Out Of Gift
They were sent in BY the stan
or his people up there from Get
tysburg, and both the President
and Mrs. Eisenhower got great
: deal Of kick out of It. ! thcught
YOU would like to know that,
DR.. White. you know, arrived
this morning and has been up
to the hospital in consultation
with DR.. Mattingly, Or, Snyder,
DR.. Pollock and the other doc
tors or the case
And now / win turn this con-
ference over to DR.. White.
DR.. White-Ladies and GENTLE
men, have only good news Tor
you gentlemen, so my report can
be rather brief-briefer than
usual. On behalf Of my coll
leagues who have taken such
good care Of the President. ]
can say that he has done and
Is doing well and week by week
Is on the road back to good
health. How complete his re-
eovery win be cannot yet be
prophesied.
Q. Could you 60 q little slower.
Doctor?
DR.. White-How complete his
recovery will be cannot yet be
prophesied. We shall have to wait
another two or three months to
know. Now as TO his present con-
dition---
@. Doctor, Please take IL
slower.
DR.. White-Another two or,
three months to make sure Of
the completeness Of his recovery
That is true in many patients
with coronary thrombosis.
7 Suffers No Discomfort
As to his present condition, he
feels well. He has had no symp-
toms; that is. no feelings Of dis
comfort or breathlessneSs or any
thing else that has bothered him.
His physical examination shows
nothing out Of the way. Pulse,
temperature-am ! going q little
fast?
@. Yes.
@. Very much.
DR.. White--AN right, ! will
go slowly. ] am used TO dictat-
ing to my secretary. she's
pretty fast.
@. What was after tout Of the
way?
DR.. White Nothing out Of the
way, on the physical examina-
ton. his pulse rate and rhythm.
his temperature. his blood pres
sure. lungs, all Of the parts oil
him, seem to be doing all right
they are normal. His electro
cardiogram now shows very def
mite proof Of the healing proc
ess.
Some Of you who may have
heard Of DR.. Lepechkins report
on his ectro-cardiogram. onl
the Presidents electro-cardio-
grams to which referred last
time. know that he confirmed
our own impression of the Slow
ness of the evolution Of theI
electro-cardiogrann, which Isl
common In coronary thrombosis.
Quotes from Letter q
But In a letter from him, and
this confirms our own analysis OF
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. he wrote
as follows:
while during the FIRST ten
days Of electro card ographic
counterpart Of the healing proc
ess appeared delayed, 1t has now
caught UP with the time sched-
ule."
Also. inasmuch as there was
some confusion
@. You are still quoting him.
Doctorf
DR.. White-No. That is the
end Of the quotation. Now in
asmuch as there is some con-
fusion and apparent rnisaaota-
tion-yesterday or today-of DR..
Lepechkin's comments. / would
refer to the fact that on occa-
sion the slowness OF the healing
process, or the siCwness Of the
evolution Of the electro-cardio-
gram has been wrongly called, or
sometimes misinterpretated rs O.
complication, when actually 1t is
part Of the original injury. It
is all part Of the original disease.
not a complication.
We expect TO obtain X-ray
films this week. and then again
probably weekly, with the Pres
ident standing up. so that we