Evening star., 1955-11-17
President Gets
Medical Check,
Goes 10 Office
By a Star stan Correspondent

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Nov. II
up. - President Eisenhower to-
day received a cheering medical
report and then plunged into his
heaviest work schedule since his
heart attack of September "a.
Two physicians, after giving
Mr.. Eisenhower a thorough
physical examination, announced
that the President continues to
progress most satisfactorily,
without complications
The medical bulletin came
from DR., Howard Snyder. his
personal physician, and DR.,
Thomas Mattingly. heart special
list Of Walter Reed Hospital. who
few here today for the first of a
series of weekly examinations OF
the President.
Immediately after the early
moYning examination Mr. Eisen-
hover for the first time drove
to his temporary Office in down.
town Gettysburg to start heavy
work schedule.
Meets Weeks and Hughes
For 40 minutes he discussed
foreign and domestic trade with
Secretary of Commerce Weeks,
For an hour he discussed next
years budget prospects with
Budget Director Rowland
Hughes.
/ Later today Mr.. Eisenhower
planned to hear Secretary Of
State Dulles report on the fall
ure of the Big Four foreign
ministers conference in Geneva.
Mr.. Dulles is due to see Mr..
Eisenhower at the farm this
evening. consult with the Presi-
dent again tomorrow morning.
land address the Nation on a
Iteleyision broadcast at 7:S0 pm.
! tomorrow.
DR.. Mattingly and DR.. Snyder
gave Mr.. Eisenhower q physical
examination which included
blood tests and q cardiograph.
Doctors Statement
Afterwards, they issued this
statement;
The Presidents condition.
continues to progress most sat-
iSfactorily. without complica-
Itions.
THE Presidents medical ex-
Iaminations this morning showed
that his pulse and blood pressure
continue to be normal. His car
telegraph shows the expected pro-
gressive eyolutions.
His prothrombin time is un-
changed and at q satisfactory
level. His weight remains con-
istant at 172 pounds.
Gradually increased activity
has resulted in no sign of fatigue
or symptoms. n
The President is sleeping well
eight hours or more nightly and
resting at prescribed periods
during the day.
"He has found it easy to relax
in the surroundings Of his home
and he has found no difficulty
in occupying his time with the
responsibilities of Office and his
many interests about the farm. y
Greeted at Post ONCE
The President looked robust
and in good humor as he arrived
at the post Office at 9:44 am.
Brisk winds with temperature
lof SO degrees whipped across
downtown Gettysburg as the
President alighted from his lin
CUISINE and walked up the eight
steps to his quarters in the post
office.
The President, after conferring
Iconsecutively with. Mr.. Weeks,
Mr.. Hughes and Presidential As
sistant Sherman Adams, left the
Ioflce at noon for the drive back
to his farm, where he viii re-
Iceive Mr.. Dulles late today.
Mr.. Weeks at q news confer
lence afterwards told reporters
that the President looked won
Iderful."
Mr.. Weeks said he and the
President matched notes about
chart attacks. Mr.. Weeks re-
called that he suffered a heart
attack IL years ago and was
treated by DR.. Paul Dudley
White, the Boston heart spe-
cialist who handled Mr.. Eisen-