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Q:

What tactics did these men use in trying to withstand any further legislation?

Lasker:

Socialized medicine--they said anyting under socialized medicine was terrible.

Q:

And they went before the committees...

Lasker:

Must testified against it, said they opposed it.

Now, I have a section here on our efforts to increase health insurance in the United States, and we got a Presidential Commission on Health established.

Then, I have a section on our efforts to increase appropriations in 1952. I think that's really a new story and too long to do now.

Q:

What about the story that has to do with funds for buildings and laboratories?

Lasker:

That's going to come--that comes in '55. Then I'll discuss other legislative efforts, including desalinization, if that interests you. And then we'll talk about voluntary agencies, and what we did there. And then other things, like what I tried to do for city beautification, if that interests you. The efforts for voluntary agencies were interesting because they were helpful but they really weren't crucial to the Federal money at all.





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