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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-03-A
ST23, KN34
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-102-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Kennedy administration's efforts to reduce the number of cases of mental illness and retardation, and to improve the quality of care and living for those with these conditions. Materials in this folder include memoranda from Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Anthony Celebrezze, Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer "Mike" Feldman, Special Assistant to the President Kenneth O'Donnell regarding the President's participation in Mental Health Week and his Special Message to Congress on Mental Health and Retardation. The folder also contains drafts of the President's statement launching Mental Health Week, including one from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C143-1-63
President John F. Kennedy meets with officials regarding Mental Health Week. Left to right: two unidentified men; President of the National Association for Mental Health, Frank E. Proctor; Chairman of “Stars for Mental Health,” actor Joan Crawford; Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Luther L. Terry (in back); President Kennedy; immediate past president of the National Association for Mental Health, Frazier Cheston (in back); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Anthony J. Celebrezze; President of the D.C. Association of Mental Health, Coleman Stein (in back); Special Assistant to Secretary Celebrezze, Boisfeuillet Jones. Unidentified persons may include: Executive Director of the National Association for Mental Health, Philip E. Ryan; Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Robert H. Felix. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28284
President John F. Kennedy meets with officials regarding Mental Health Week. Left to right: two unidentified men; Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Luther L. Terry; President of the National Association for Mental Health, Frank E. Proctor; Chairman of “Stars for Mental Health,” actor Joan Crawford; President Kennedy; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Anthony J. Celebrezze; Special Assistant to Secretary Celebrezze, Boisfeuillet Jones. Unidentified persons may include: President of the D.C. Association of Mental Health, Coleman Stein; Executive Director of the National Association for Mental Health, Philip E. Ryan; Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Robert H. Felix. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28283
President John F. Kennedy meets with officials regarding Mental Health Week. Left to right: unidentified; President of the National Association for Mental Health, Frank E. Proctor; President of the D.C. Association of Mental Health, Colman B. Stein (in back); Chairman of “Stars for Mental Health,” actor Joan Crawford; immediate past president of the National Association for Mental Health, Frazier Cheston (in back); President Kennedy; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Anthony J. Celebrezze; Special Assistant to Secretary Celebrezze, Boisfeuillet Jones. Unidentified persons may include: Executive Director of the National Association for Mental Health, Philip E. Ryan; Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Robert H. Felix. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [White markings along top left edge of image are original to the negative.]