James Young (physician)

James Morningstar Young (October 28, 1929 – June 4, 2008)[1] was an American White House physician for presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

He attended Massillon Washington High School and was captain of the football team during Paul Brown's tenure as coach.

He received a full scholarship to attend Duke University, where he became captain of the football team and president of the student body government.

He slept in the White House for 3 nights following the assassination and then stayed with Jackie Kennedy at Camp David for 10 additional days- yet he never shared details from that time.

He also contributed to the book Managing Crisis: Presidential Disability and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment and appeared on the CNN special White House Doctors: The President's Shadow.