SFChronicle • FEB 1 9 1974 Flight Home With Father Grateful Julie Leaves the Hospital

Indianapolis; Ind. troduced her father to indi- nines while Mr. left and flew back to Wash- President Nixon stopped vidual staff members. walked behind the young ington. off in Indianapolis to pick up Mr. Nixon stayed longer couple. They came to a re- press secre- his daughter, Julie yester- than the rest of the family to ception line of doctors and tary Ronald Ziegler said day, and to thank the doc- deliver personal thanks to Mrs. Eisenhower said, "wait Mrs. Eisenhower will be re- tors and nurses who helped the nurses, dietitians and a minute, daddy, I want you cuperating at the White to meet my h e r recover -extremely housekeepers who had cared doctors." House for an indefinite pe- well" from emergency sur- for his 25-year-old daughter. riod. gery five days ago. Mrs. Eisenhower later -I've always said doctors moved into the back seat of Mrs. Eisenhower became The President took a de- are important, but nurses the presidential limousine ill Wednesday while attend- tour on his way to Washing- are indispensable," Mr. Nix- while her father stayed out- ing a meeting in Indianapo- ton from an "Honor Ameri- on said. "Thank you." side shaking hands with the lis with her employers, the ca Rally" at Huntsville As they were leaving the crowd which had begun to publishers of the Saturday Ala.,. to take Julie Nixon Ei- gather. Evening Post. senhower from Indiana Krannert pavilion of the hos- University hospital, where pital, Eisenhower joked with A few minute's later, they United Press s h e underwent surgery Thursday for removal of a bleeding ovarian cyst. M r s. Eisenhower was waiting for him in a wheel chair. wearing a turquoise blue coat. Her husband. David Ei- senhower, pushed the chair past a line of nurses and as- sistants. They, the President and strolled b y, thanking the hospital staff. Eisenhower and Mrs. Nix- on had been staying at the hospital since they flew here last week. Mrs. Eisenhow- er's brother-in-law and sis- ter, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cox, flew in with the Presi- dent. Mrs. Eisenhower looked weak and smiled shyly as she told the hospital staff, "thank you a lot" and in- Sfaronicie FEB 1 9 1914

.4P Wirenhote Julie Nixon Eisenhower (seated right) kissed one of her nurses in Indianapol'is as the President and her husband, David, stood by.