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Title(s): President Roosevelt dedicates the National Institute of Health: Bethesda, Maryland, October 31, 1940
Author(s): United States. President (1933-1945 : Roosevelt)
Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications. Audiovisual Program Development Branch
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Date: 		1991
Publication
Information: 		Bethesda, Md. : National Library of Medicine, 1991
Language(s): English
Format: Moving image; 012 min.; Sound; Black and white
Subject(s): National Institute of Health (U.S.)
United States. Public Health Service.
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Health Policy
Geographic
Subject: 		United States
Rights: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Identifier(s): See catalog record: 100941041
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/100941041
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Description: This film incorporates the audio of a speech given by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the dedication of the National Institute of Health, October 31, 1940, with still photographs taken during the speech. FDR spoke about the role of government in preserving health, the roles of the Public Health Service and the National Cancer Institute, the achievements of the Institute, and background on the donor of the land. Interspersed are photographs of the buildings and individuals mentioned in the speech.
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