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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-REC-01
Interviewee(s)
Cooke, Robert Edmond, 1920-2014
Biographical Note
Chairman, Medical Advisory Board, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation; member, Science Advisory Council, Children's Hospital Research Foundation.
Interviewer(s)
John F. Stewart
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
Cooke discusses the creation of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, and debates over where the research emphasis in the field of mental retardation should lie, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
29 March 1968
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Robert E. Cooke, recorded interview by John F. Stewart, March 29, 1968, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Organization(s)
Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Accession Number
OH 1971-016
Transcript
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