La Quinta, California

February 24, 1947

Dear Claude s

%any thanks for your letter saying that you would

inlxcduca the bill far research against di6@3abe8 of' the heart
and arteries tiirr week. I &?I thrilled, and M anxious to know
when you think this bill and the canoer bill mi~ht poseibly be
brought up far hoarfngr.

Sooiaty, is anxiourt that the oancer hearing6 should begin
around the middle of April, fn the midst of the American Crnesr
Soaiety'e aanpaign. If you think that is a possibility, oon-
riderfng the hearings for labor and other bills,  let me know
and I will see what public agitation can ue orsated for tiism

he X think I have told you, Er* James

AdaP38, the ofiaiI%Ra Of the eXQOUtfV@ Oodtt6s of the C@ZhO@r

both.

1 am anxious for 18 oopy af the heart and artery bill

out 'nore. Could yu have pur sscrotnry send me one? I em
also $ending you some alipainga wiieh have appeared Ir, the
nmspshpers on the hmerioan Yeart Xsaociatlon's aampaign.  This
Lsscciation ie a group of' doctors, whiah has never made a pub-
lio drive before, so have had no experiencte in publicity or
money raising until ncw.
is the Usw York Eieart Assuoioticn, Ik?ich hear some laymen working
for it.

The strongsat unit of the Aasoaietfon

     I spoke to Dr. Louis Katr of Wohosl heeae Eospital
in Chicago, who is on her Chioago unit tf t.16 htaerioan Heart
Cwooiaticn, and he w8a enthueiastio wout th federal 5111 for
the building of facilities for rtJa6bsrc+h and for researo!i grmts-
i n- ai d .

     ae are having a lovely time here in thia, runty,  charm-
in6 plaae.
look forward to seeir,g you SO~O tine at the end of' Aprilr  But
in tie m$tutiw, do 1st m hear from jrou.

le do hope tsat yo11 mnd Mildred are wall,  and we

Witn wem good wi8hes Prom us both,

Yours,

The Ffonorablo Claude Pepper
Senate Qffioe Suilding
Xashington, D. C.