Wallace H. Graham | |
Office: | Physician to the President |
President: | Harry S. Truman |
Term Start: | 1945 |
Term End: | 1953 |
Predecessor: | Ross T. McIntire Howard G. Bruenn (served less than one year) |
Successor: | Howard McCrum Snyder |
Birth Date: | 9 October 1910 |
Birth Place: | Highland, Kansas |
Death Place: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Allegiance: | United States of America |
Branch: | United States Army United States Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1936-1970 |
Rank: | Major General |
Battles: | World War II Operation Torch Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden Battle of the Bulge |
Awards: | Legion of Merit Bronze Star (2) Purple Heart Army Commendation Medal (3) Croix de guerre (France) Croix de guerre (Belgium) Order of Leopold (Belgium) |
Spouse: | Velma Ruth Hill |
Wallace Harry Graham (October 9, 1910[1] January 8, 1996) was the Physician to the President (1945-1953) during the presidency of Harry S. Truman.[2] In April 1950 President Truman sent Graham with a medical team to visit and assist King Ibn Saud, who, among other things, suffered from severe arthritis.[3] The response from Riyadh was favorable, and the visit helped cement relations between the United States and the Saudi kingdom, which had been strained by the US recognition of Israel.