Title:

Michael DeBakey with President Lyndon B. Johnson

Creator:

The White House

Date:

[9 December 1964]

Description:

DeBakey with President Lyndon B. Johnson, December 9, 1964, giving him the final report of the Committee on Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke. Johnson had asked DeBakey to chair the Committee earlier that year. Its mission was to assess the current impact of heart disease, stroke, and cancer in America, and to propose a national strategy for dealing with them. The inscription reads, "To Dr. DeBakey - with admiration and every good wish. Lyndon Johnson."

Location:

Box: 28

Rights:

Courtesy of Katrin DeBakey.

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

FJBBCL

NLM ID:

101743405X28

Profiles Collection:

The Michael E. DeBakey Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X28

Story Section:

New Directions for Cardiac Surgery and for Baylor, 1963-2008