Dr. John T. King Jr., 1973 December 22-1974 March 30

Dr. John Theodore King, Jr., was a prominent Baltimore physician. Dr. King worked as a consultant in internal medicine and cardiology beginning in 1919, and then as chief physician at the Baltimore City Hospitals, 1939-1946, and chief of medical service, Walter Reed Hospital, 1942- 1945. He also authored medical books and articles on cardiology and metabolism. In this oral history interview, he discusses his family background; Baltimore medical schools; comparison between father's practice and his own; service during World War II; origin of the stethoscope; Bromo-Seltzer; Bufferin; electrocardiogr​aphy; metabolism studies; gerontological research; Maryland drug-user treatment law. Mentions H. L. Mencken, Gen. John Pershing, Field Marshall Sir John Dill, and United States presidents and Maryland governors.