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Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-013-016
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs stronger enforcement powers to oversee health and safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics. The episode aired on Monday, June 1, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-006-002
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) plans to accelerate the process of approving new prescription drugs. The episode aired on Thursday, November 21, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-035-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) crackdown on misleading food nutrition labels. The episode aired on Thursday, June 6, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-017-017
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) record in regulating and setting standards for prescription drug industry advertising to help ensure "truth in advertising." The episode aired on Friday, September 11, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-10-A
AR28, ST14
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-007-005
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF23-007
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, speeches, and charts. Correspondents include Wilbur J. Cohen (Assistant Secretary), Francis Keppel (Commissioner of Education), Anthony J. Celebrezze (Secretary of HEW), and Abraham Ribicoff (Secretary of HEW). The file also contains a revised draft presidential message on health, written jointly by the Council of Economic Advisers and the Bureau of the Budget; a statement by the Consumer Advisory Council concerning the Citizens Committee (Harvey Committee) report on the Food and Drug Administration; an unattributed article for the New Republic on the state of the nation's health; highlights of HEW activities for fiscal year 1961; a paper titled "Indicators of National Developments That Will Affect Future Health, Education, and Welfare Activities" (August 1961); and a draft paper on education and economic growth.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), and consists of a report on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078a-008
This folder contains an archival processing note regarding the Food and Drug Administration. The note redirects researchers to a related file under President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC).
Collection
USDHEW
Records 1960-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Microfilm copies of correspondence, memoranda, reports and publications, legislative files, presidential messages, executive orders, and committee and task force papers. Includes records from the Office of Education, the Social Security Administration, the Welfare Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration. Hard copy printed materials include reports, publications, and brochures issued by HEW.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7530-E
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee) after signing the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Left to right: unidentified stenographer (seated, mostly hidden on edge of frame); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Kefauver; President Kennedy (seated at desk); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7530-D
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after signing the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Left to right: unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Kelsey; Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); President Kennedy; Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen; Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7530-C
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back, partially hidden); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7530-B
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7530-A
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the signing of the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.