Federal aid to medical research, development of regional medical centers, Cancer, Heart, and Stroke Commission, National Institutes of Health appropriations; beautification: plans for National Horticultural Park and Garden, activities in New York, District of Columbia, and elsewhere; visits to Johnson ranch; Medal of Freedom; health and medical research, from 1968: national health insurance, family planning, alcoholism, passage of 1971 cancer bill; Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; restoration of Versailles; efforts to increase federal appropriations for medical research; developments in cancer research, heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure; impoundment of federal funds; immunology and cancer; need for clinical trials; service on National Cancer Advisory Board; activities of Advertising Council for medical research; interest in arthritis, Eye Institute, endocrinology, virology; international cooperation in medical research; development of interferon, cloning, recombinant DNA; cooperation of pharmaceutical houses; problems of aging; Lasker Awards and their influence; social activities, awards and recognition; sale of paintings, house. There is no audio for sessions 1-2
Philanthropists; Federal aid to research; Medicine--Research; Public health; Landscape protection; Health insurance; Birth control; Alcoholism; Performing arts; Interferon; Molecular cloning; United States Politics and government 20th century; Lasker, Mary; National Institute of Health (U.S.)
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1966-1982
Physical Description
1,004 pages
Note (Biographical)
Promoter of medical research; philanthropist; interviewee married Albert D. Lasker
Note
Interviewed by John T. Mason, Jr. between July 14, 1966 and August 11, 1982
This interview is featured in Columbia University Libraries’ Notable New Yorkers website. Notable New Yorkers was a project of Columbia University Libraries Digital Program. The original website was developed by Columbia University Digital Knowledge V entures and published in 2006