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recovery-if he has . good
recovery--as we expect can't
say we expect II yet. because we
don't know enough. We have
got to follow it q few days longer,
II he has o good recovery and
Is able to resume q normal type
of life-I can't answer that Ques-
ton that is up to-
@. Did you say he would be
physically able to do It?
Back to Normal
! DR.. White-oh, yes.
@. You have talked about your
patients getting back to normal
activities. Have you ever before
had q patient who took on again
work even comparable to the
strain of being President Of the
United States2
DR.. White Oh no. II haven't
seen any Presidents with coro-
nary thrombosis.
q. I mean. have you seen other
men that took on Q comparably
demanding job?
Dr.. White-I suppose the job
Of being President Of the United
States Is one Of the hardest in the
world. so ! don't think ] can
answer that question.
q. Would you recommend it.
sir.
Or. White 4 beg your pardon?
q. Would you recommend it?
DR.. White--I have no convic-
! ton one way or the other.
q. Can you say. doctor, would
you advise any patient who had
Just suffered . heart attack. to
take on q job as difncult as the
Presidents is?
Dr.. White--Weil, I have many
patients who have resumed their
usual occupation, whether It's
physical or mental. and some
times quite difficult and strenu-
Ous--not comparable, / suppose.
to that Of the presidency--and
resumed golf. and 50 on. We talk
ssebout golf. I feel that the golf
he played the day before had
nothing to do with this attack.
! have had many patients who
have resumed golf. even who
started golf for the first time.
@. Do you expect, sir, that he
may be able to resume golf?
Or. White-It Is quite possible.
Return In 3 Weeks?
@. II everything progresses as
normally as you lay It out here.
can the President be flown back
10 Washington after three weeks?
DR.. White-Could be-not to
Washington - perhaps to his
farm.
@. Barring any complications?
DR.. White-We don't know. he
looked well this morning. II Is
too early TO say.
The first month Of rest is
perhaps best spent in the hos
pital. where he can be not only
close to medicine and nurses but
also to pick UP any complications
that may occur, because most Of
the complications occur in the
first two or three weeks.
@. Is 1t likely he viii be here ),
then. in the hospital. close to-
q month?
DR.. White--Maybe-may even,
toward the end Of the month, fly
to his farm - his home - that
sort Of thing there to continue
his convalescence but not TO be-
barred from conferences. and So
on. but nevertheless to stay out
of general circulation: that is,
1t is conceivable that within two
weeks he might have confer
ences, and probably will.
@. Could you tell us something
about the Presidents morale?
Or. White - The Presidents
morale is wonderful. and he is
o wonderful patient.
q. Did the President suffer
that severe pain that you men,
toned that usually accompanies
these attacks?
DR.. White--He had pretty bad
pain on Saturday morning,
wasn't It?
Dr.. Snyder-2:40 am.
Gave Him Morphine
Or. White - Or. Snyder saw
him within half an hour or
ee-quarters Of an hour Of that
pain. and gave nim-within 40
minutes w and gave him NOR
phine for the pain.
@. Can you tell us something
about the medication now, doc
tor?
DR.. White-He has the usual
medication to keep the blood
from clothing.
@. Heparin?
Or. White-T1e started on
heparin.
@. What about sedation?
DR.. White--He hasn't needed
any digitalis. because his heart
muscle hasn't evidently been
affected enough to cause any
congestion. Sedatiye-Wise he had
had morphine at first and he had
q little seconal last night. He
was O little restless, but he may
not need n great deal of seda-