January 06, 1966
LADY BIRD and I were greatly saddened to hear of your illness. We pray for the full recovery of a great American and an old neighbor. The indomitable spirit that gave us hope twenty years ago will surely overcome again.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
[Admiral Chester Nimitz, Oakland Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif.]
Note: The text of the telegram was posted on the bulletin board in the Press Room at the White House. It was not made public in the form of a White House press release.
See also Item 80.
Lyndon B. Johnson, The President's Telegram to Admiral Nimitz on Hearing of His Illness. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/238504