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Lasker:

Oh, that was the Bryne-Jones Committee, as I recall it. There were a number of Jones Committee reports and I think this was Bryne-Jones. The good report was made by Bow Jones later.

On our return from Europe about the middle of October, Anna and I went to call on Secretary Folsom. Anna had known him in Washington before, but I had never seen him. I found him a relaxed and amiable man who said, “I've been with the Eastman Kodak Company a long time. I found research was a very good thing for Eastman Kodak, and I wouldn't know why it wouldn't be a good thing for human beings.” He said he was going to consult with many people and get their points of view. He said that he had been told that DuPont was spending 63 million for research and it seemed to him that the amount that was being spent for the Public Health Service to save lives was probably not enough. He was pleasant and we promised to give him some suggestions of names of doctors who might take Dr. Keefer's place as his special assistant for health. I also sent him all our illustrated material, our Fact Book, and our Defense-Attack presentation.

He later told Anna Roseberg that the materials I had sent him were the most useful that had come to his attention.

About three weeks after our visit to Folsom, President Eisenhower had a heart attack and Paul White was called into consultation. We did not hesitate to point out that Paul White had long been testifying for more money for heart research to Mr. Folsom and urged him to see Dr. White. Anna and I planned to





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