Papers, 1939-1955 [microform].

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Papers, 1939-1955 [microform].

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Correspondence, speech files, minutes, legislative files, publications, and other papers relating to the health programs advocated by the Truman administration. Includes records of the Committee for the Nation's Health; files of President Truman's principal speeches and messages concerning his health programs with related correspondence and press releases; text of bills relating to health insurance; and material relating to the activities of the American Medical Association and the National Physicians' Committee in regard to the Truman health program.

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Harry S. Truman Library

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Harry S. Truman Library

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Committee for the Nation's Health

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Incorporated 1946 with Michael M. Davis, Ph.D., as chair of its Executive Committee. Its purpose was to promote national health insurance. With the election of Eisenhower in 1952 began to function as a health information office for organized labor. Abolished in January, 1956. From the description of Committee for the Nation's Health records, 1939-1956 (bulk 1946-1955) [microform]. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 181359085 ...

United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman)

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Davis, Michael Marks, 1879-1971

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National Physicians' Committee for the Extension of Medical Service

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American medical association

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