It’s time for Trump’s doctor to be examined, for VA chief
"I thought this was it — this is where the road stops," he told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal this month.
Instead, Jackson managed to catch a ride on a transport plane that steered the
Jackson's journey has wound through the
"This will be the challenge of his life," said
Now it's time for
"He's got a great bedside manner you feel comfortable with," Sen.
Some
But, in an interview with the
Trump abruptly named him to succeed
Jackson has been an unknown on policy and it's not even clear he voted in the 2016 presidential election.
The only inkling of where he stands came when a few of the Democratic senators who met Jackson this past week reported that the nominee is promising not to privatize the
His path to this point is a winding one that did not start off pointing to medical school, emergency surgery or service to presidents.
In fact, in high school, Jackson went through "an ornery stage" that featured him cutting classes and ending up in the assistant principal's office at the business end of a wooden paddle.
"He got quite a few swats from me," recalls former Levelland High School assistant principal
Jackson at first wanted to be a marine biologist, not a doctor. His direction changed after he took a job at the
He didn't plan on entering the
Jackson got his medical degree in 1995 from the
The
Jackson said he "got an email out of nowhere" saying he'd been nominated for a job at the
Somewhere along the
"Treatment consisted of bandages and tape, and it worked like a charm," said Price, who said he had been suffering from wearing new shoes for 20 hours straight. He like others described Jackson as a cool-headed and pleasant presence, "the guy you always want to be around."
"At no point was he down or stressed out," said
It was Obama who elevated Jackson to director of the
"He is just so genuine," she said. "He treated people well. He always made you feel like you were the priority even when there were competing priorities."
Jackson is known for maintaining relationships. His connection to fellow Texan Bush, for example, survived the Bush presidency. In photos, the former president wears a reddish cap on a 2013 trip to
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