Associated Press [Locates Incision]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09677.05 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 9 June 1956 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 25.3 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated June 9, 1956. Shows Major General Leonard D. Heaton, Walter Reed Hospital Commandant, indicating the location of an incision on his body as he stands in front of the camera. The incision in question was made during an emergency surgery on President Eisenhower. The photo is stamped on the back with Associated Press information.
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