President Lyndon B. Johnson undergoes operation to remove gall bladder 60 years ago this hour (Oct 8 1965)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'PBS LBJ Part 2' (Oct. 8, 1965, at 51:02)

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