Consultant on mental retardation, Children's Bureau (1957-1963); executive officer to the Special Assistant to the President for Mental Retardation (1963-1964).
Oral History Interview (1968): Begab completed one interview for the John F. Kennedy Library; JFK interview: 3/21/1968. This interview comments upon the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the White House Conference on Mental Retardation, and legislation during the Kennedy administration on mental healthcare and research, among other issues.