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of propaganda for it. He certainly was the one that told the story that got us off the ground in 1945. He helped, with Albert, to open up the radio networks to tell the cancer campaign story, as I've said, and no one could estimate how many lives this saved, because it drove people to see their doctors earlier for early diagnoses. He also had the greatest tact with doctors and laymen alike, and was indispensable in the development of the reorganized society.

Did he recover from his breakdown and come back?

He did, but he went on the board of the New York City Division, and since then he's been busy with advertising business. He's now the President of McCann Erickson in the United States, and he's an outstanding man. I doubt if he's made a greater contribution to humanity than his earlier contribution to the American Cancer Society.

The Cancer Society, in my opinion, is one of the best run voluntary organizations that we have; it's now led by Lane Adams, a banker from Salt Lake City, who has given up his whole banking career to come and work on it. There are thousands of dedicated workers who run the campaign every year. We've increased the interest in giving legacies to the Society, and last year we got about 6 million dollars in legacies, and so far this year we have about 5 million dollars in legacies. Of course, this is just a tiny thing compared with what could be done about legacies and we hope to get a great many more. But so many people