Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Mary Lasker

Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Mary Lasker

Contributor(s):
Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers
Lasker, Mary
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
United States. Congress. Senate
Publication:
Produced: 9 November 1958
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Myocardial Infarction
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
Lasker developed a close political relationship with President Johnson, who credited modern medical science with saving his life after he suffered a heart attack in 1958. Lasker had Johnson and his wife Lady Bird Johnson for lunch at her New York townhouse, spent a night at the White House, and met with Johnson several times to discuss health matters, all in the first two months of his presidency. Johnson was moved to add medical research and health care delivery initiatives to his Great Society programs by "the insistence of that lovely Lady, Mrs. Mary Lasker" and the "grim facts" about the continuing toll of disease she presented to him.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584665X181 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
TLBBLS
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584665X181
Archival Collection:
The Mary Lasker Papers (Profiles in Science)