President Johnson undergoes operation to remove gall bladder 50 years ago this hour (Oct 8 1965)


Video: 'American Experience Lyndon B Johnson PBS Documentary' (Oct. 8, 1965, at 51:07)

(Friday, October 8, 1965, 7:00-9:15 a.m. EDT) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson underwent a successful operation today during which surgeons removed his gall bladder and a ureteral stone.