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Red Duke, surgeon who attended JFK, dies at 86

Red Duke, surgeon who attended JFK, dies at 86

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Jefferson Morley
Aug 26, 2015
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Dr. Red Duke, initially treated President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and became nationally famous as a medical TV host.

Duke was not one of the doctors who tried to save JFK's life. Their story will be told in forthcoming documentary, "The Parkland Doctors."

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