Reminiscences of Mary Lasker, 1966-1982.

Biographical Note

Promoter of medical research; philanthropist; interviewee married Albert D. Lasker

Scope and Contents

Federal aid to medical research, development of regional medical centers, Cancer, Heart, and Stroke Commission, National Institutes of Health appropriations; beautification: plans for National Horticultural Park and Garden, activities in New York, District of Columbia, and elsewhere; visits to Johnson ranch; Medal of Freedom; health and medical research, from 1968: national health insurance, family planning, alcoholism, passage of 1971 cancer bill; Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; restoration of Versailles; efforts to increase federal appropriations for medical research; developments in cancer research, heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure; impoundment of federal funds; immunology and cancer; need for clinical trials; service on National Cancer Advisory Board; activities of Advertising Council for medical research; interest in arthritis, Eye Institute, endocrinology, virology; international cooperation in medical research; development of interferon, cloning, recombinant DNA; cooperation of pharmaceutical houses; problems of aging; Lasker Awards and their influence; social activities, awards and recognition; sale of paintings, house. There is no audio for sessions 1-2

Subjects

• Alcoholism.
• Birth control.
• Federal aid to research.
• Health insurance.
• Interferon.
• Interviews.
• Landscape protection.
• Lasker, Mary--Interviews.
• Mason, John T., 1909-1998, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Medicine--Research.
• Molecular cloning.
• National Institute of Health (U.S.)
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Performing arts.
• Philanthropists--Interviews.
• Public health.
• United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1987