Title:

Letter from Michael M. Davis to Mary Lasker

Creator:

Committee for the Nation's Health, Inc.
Davis, Michael M.

Recipient:

Lasker, Mary

Date:

14 March 1956

Description:

The Laskers organized the Committee for the Nation's Health in 1945 to support President Harry Truman's proposal for universal health insurance. Later, the committee devoted itself to gathering facts and data on mortality, disability, and the ensuing loss of productivity, statistics Lasker used lobbying Congress for medical research appropriations.

Original Repository:

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers

Location:

Box: 211

Rights:

Courtesy of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation.

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Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

National Health Insurance, United States

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers. 12417

Legacy ID:

TLBBGZ

NLM ID:

101584665X104

Profiles Collection:

The Mary Lasker Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584665X104

Story Section:

Mary Lasker and the Growth of the National Institutes of Health