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Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1984, by Clarence Lasby (Item)
  • trying to get practical results from the NIH; Wilbur Cohen; fact sheets on heart disease, stroke and cancer; Lasker’s disagreements with Dr. Shannon; Truman’s effect on heart research and health insurance; the Kennedy family; doctor’s response to medical
  • written into the Democratic platform an idea to have a heart conference at the presidential level, and President Kennedy had called such a heart conference but it was a disaster. I wondered if you remembered any of the reasons why it didn't turn out well