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I don't know the history of that bill of hers. What happened to it?

It was a proposal rather than a bill. It never reached the bill stage. It was a proposal that more should be done and she held a press conference and she put the proposal in the Congressional Record, and the result of her doing this made other Republicans on the subcommittee on appropriations feel, well, if Margaret Chase Smith thinks this is a good idea, maybe we should go along with more money. She was the first Republican in the Senate, other than Bridges, and she openly espoused the idea of a great deal more money. Bridges just helped us in the clinches in the committee, but she was the first Republican Senator to openly espouse more money for research on a bigger health program.

What is her continuing attitude?

Her continuing attitude is one of cooperation with Senator Hill, now. She's very cooperative. She's still on the subcommittee. And she broke down the resistance of the Republicans to giving more money.

Did Dr. Little play any role in this with Mrs. Smith?

Clarence Cook Little?