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and arteriosclerosis is in arteries of the brain in such quantity that the blood just can't get through. But many people think that arteriosclerosis is caused in part by high blood pressure. Now whether it's a cause or an effect I don't know.

But at any rate the giving of the drugs does change the death rate. (See Charts)

The Ad Council people must be highly pleased with what's happened.

I think they are marvelous. (cross talk)

They can understand.

Yes. I gave a luncheon in their honor and in behalf of their work for the National High Blood Pressure Education Campaign.

What was the nature of the luncheon? What was the nature of the program?

There were 16 people in my apartment, and we read citations and gave them. . .

The National Heart Institute gave them awards. It wasn't a large public luncheon, but sometimes private lunches with fulsome praise are more fun.